Arrernte
Speech parts
1. Arrernte - Noun
2. Arrernte - Proper noun
Meaning
An Australian Aboriginal people of central Australia, largely within the southern part of the Northern Territory.
A Pama-Nyungan language or group of related languages and dialects spoken by these people.
Arrernte (plural Arrerntes or Arrernte)
A member of the Arrernte people of Northern Territory, Australia.
Examples
Alice Springs film maker Warwick Thornton’s second feature shot in Arrernte country, is both beautiful and disturbing, taking a resolute stance around the significance of “witness”, writes who was at the Alice Springs preview.
He had told us how he had turned his back on elite-level football to come home to Arrernte country (Yamba is his Northern Arrernte homeland) and immerse himself in his culture.
At the opening Indigenous locals addressed the widespread lack of understanding of the Arrernte that is spoken on our streets every day.
The Arrernte orthography actually provides a very consistent system.
The interactions will be personal and hands on, with visitors invited to watch, learn and turn their hands to painting in the Arrernte style.
• “The Yeperenye Dreaming is the ceremony that won title for the Arrernte people over Alice Springs”.