Subject: Time: 10:43 AM
OFFICE MEMO imperial languages Date: 16/7/97
Paul Treanor - Wati nyanga Engish, uwa? Ngayulu Australian, ngayyulu
wangkanyi English. Ngananya pitjaku Pitjantajara conference? Wati pikatjara!
A response to Paul Treanor's from the Edge of Empire. There are many ways to
decentre empire, and fussing about language is but one of them. It is a
reasonable point, but it is not simply about who and how one speaks but who
you want to hear. Something Anangu Pitjantatjara politicians know only too
well.
Translation from Pitjantjara to English
Paul Treanor - an Engish man, yes? This woman is Australian, and she speaks
English. Who would hear a conference spoken in Pitjanjatjara? The man is sick!
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