THE ARRERNTE
CONVERSATION COURSE 2023 Term 2

with Kumalie Riley

THE ARRERNTE CONVERSATION CLASS

Arrernte is the local Indigenous language of Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs). As Arrernte elder and teacher, Kumalie Riley says, “if you’re a local you need to know all this.”

Come and explore the Arrernte language and culture through this 6-week course at Watch This Space.

Course Topics

Walk And Talk sessions

Conversation

Grammar and sentence structure

Cultural Orientation of Seasons - Food - Country

English words in Arrernte

Hand Signs for communication

Family and Society

Language Map

BIO
Kumalie (Rosalie) Riley is an Arrernte woman from Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs) with spiritual affiliations and connections to the land, hereditary from her grandmother.

Kumalie is a well known Arrernte Elder and artist with many years of experience teaching Arrernte language in local primary schools and in adult education.

She has contributed to widely-acclaimed publications such as the Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary, and the Eastern and Central Arrernte Picture Dictionary (both published by the Institute for Aboriginal Development).

Kumalie is a highly experienced interpreter and translator, and is frequently called upon to assist with court interpreting and recording radio, television and film scripts in Eastern/Central Arrernte.

DATES AND TIMES
Dates for Arrente class 2023 term 2 5:30-6:30pm

Tuesday 17th Oct 

Tuesday 24th Oct (Kumalie away and will give instructions for a self directed site visit/ research to report back following week) 

Tuesday 31st Oct

Tuesday 7th Nov (Kumalie toured site visit @ Araluen) 

Tuesday 14th Nov 

Tuesday 21st Nov 

*Please make sure you are available for all sessions

When

Tuesdays, 17 October – 21 November
5.30pm—6.30pm

Where

Watch This Space
8 Gap Rd + 2 offsite classes

How

To register: please email wts@wts.org.au and we'll send you an invoice; once paid, your place is confirmed.⁠

⁠(only 1 person per email)

Cost

$275 (incl. GST)