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'Arrernte' (or 'Aranda') is a language or group of closely related languages spoken in and around Alice Springs (''Mparntwe'' in Arrernte) in the Northern Territory, Australia. This group includes the following:

★ Anmatjirra

★ Alyawarr

★ Ayerrerenge

★ Antekerrepenhe

★ Eastern Arrernte or Ikngerripenhe

★ Central Arrernte or Mparntwe Arrernte

★ Western Arrernte, Tyuretye Arrernte or Arrernte Alturlerenj

★ Souther Arrernte or Pertame

★ Lower Arrernte or Alenjerntarpe
Opinions vary as to their status as dialects or distinct languages.

Contents

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Phonotactics

Arrernte in schools

Arrernte in workplaces

References

External links

Phonology

Consonants

	Peripheral			Laminal		Apical
	Bilabial	Velar	Uvular	Palatal	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex
Stop
Nasal
Prestopped nasal
Lateral
Approximant
Tap/Trill

is described as velar () by Breen (2005), and as uvular () by Henderson (2003).

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High
Mid
Low

All dialects have at least .

Phonotactics

The syllable structure of Arrernte is argued to be VC(C) syllable structure, with obligatory codas and no onsets.

Arrernte in schools

In most primary schools in Alice Springs, students (of all races and nationalities) are taught Arrernte (or in some cases Western Arrernte) as a compulsory language, often alongside French or Indonesian languages. Additionally, most Alice Springs High Schools give the option to study Arrernte language throughout High School as a separate subject, and it can also be learned at Centralian College as part of a TAFE course. Future plans are that it will be included as a university subject.

Arrernte in workplaces

Many Alice Springs workplaces require for employees to learn at least basic Arrernte in order to communicate effectively with the large numbers of Arrernte people (approximately 25% of Alice Springs residents speak Arrernte as their first language). Many workplaces offer learning of Arrernte as an option and will fund the course.

References

★ Forty Years On: Ken Hale and Australian Languages, , Gavan, Breen, Pacific Linguistics, 2001,

★ Illustrations of the IPA: Central Arrernte, , Gavan, Breen, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 2005

★ Arrernte: A Language with No Syllable Onsets, , Gavan, Breen, Linguistic Inquiry, 1999

★ Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, , R. M. W., Dixon, Cambridge University Press, 2002,

★ Topics in Eastern and Central Arrernte grammar, , John, Henderson, , 1988,

★ Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary, , John, Henderson, IAD Press, 1994,

★ Word: A Cross-Linguistic Typology, , John, Henderson, Cambridge University Press, 2003,

★ The Arran'da Language, Central Australia, , R. H., Mathews, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1907

★ Aranda phonetics and grammar, , T. G. H., Strehlow, Oceania Monographs, 1944,

★ Complex sentence constructions in Australian languages, , David P., Wilkins, John Benjamins, 1988,

★ Mparntwe Arrernte (Aranda): studies in the structure and semantics of grammar, , David P., Wilkins, , 1989,

★ The semantics, pragmatics and diachronic development of "associated motion" in Mparntwe Arrente, , David P., Wilkins, Buffalo Working Papers in Linguistics, 1991

★ Alyawarra, an Aboriginal language of central Australia, , C., Yallop, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1977,

External links

★ Omniglot.com

★ Dictionary

★ Language

★ Keeping The Aboriginal Language Strong

★ Words