The full title reads: 'Vocabularies: Barkindji; Buŋanditj; Kaurna; Maraura; Marditjali; Naraŋga; Naŋuruku; Nadjuri; Nunawal; Narkat; Nukunu; Wailpi; Walpiri; Wiradjuri; Wiraŋu; Wotjobaluk; Wurundjeri'.

Despite the long contents list, this item includes only the following sections:

  • 'Wailpi' (5 cm)
    Drawn from Tindale's fieldwork in the Northern Flinders Ranges in 1924 as well as literature sources. Includes 1 Kokata card, 1 Kujani card and bibliographic references. Cards relate to Tindale's work on the South East of South Australia place names project;

  • 'Walpiri' (0.1 cm);

  • 'Warki' (3 cm)
    Relate to place names, with most drawn from literature sources and to a lesser extent Tindale's manuscript materials;

  • 'Wiljakali' (0.1 cm);

  • 'Wirangu' (0.1 cm)
    Includes 1 tribal name and 1 general vocabulary item drawn from Tindale's manuscript materials; and

  • 'Wiradjuri' (0.3 cm)
    Includes the note: 'many key words have been distributed into other files'.



Tindale Tribes: Wailpi; Walpiri; Warki; Wiljakali; Wirangu; Wiradjuri; Kokata; Kujani.

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/7/1/1
Date Range1924  -  1991
Quantity 16.5cm,   1   shoebox, approx. 8.6 cm of cards
Series AA338/07