It is nice that "Advance Australia Fair" is being sung in Pitjantjatjara. In my first trip to Australia, I bought a Pitjantjatjara dictionary, and was surprised to find it had 10 different words to describe how ochre was applied to the body. The 300 different Aboriginal languages are a unique part of present-day Australia's culture. When you lose a language, you lose a culture. Hopefully, all Australians recognize this.
It is nice that "Advance Australia Fair" is being sung in Pitjantjatjara. In my first trip to Australia, I bought a Pitjantjatjara dictionary, and was surprised to find it had 10 different words to describe how ochre was applied to the body. The 300 different Aboriginal languages are a unique part of present-day Australia's culture. When you lose a language, you lose a culture. Hopefully, all Australians recognize this.
uphamtimothy 2 months ago