[Notebook A, 1960: Nyanumada]
name: label: Collection Creator
content: O'Grady, G. N. (Geoffrey N.)
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content: Geoffrey N. O'Grady Papers
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content: Geoffrey N. O'Grady Papers / Series 1: Field Research
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960
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content: Box 2
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content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Index

1 -- Section system terms, probably Nyaŋumada. Then a note listing '[Languages] so far', using a new system of transcription: 'Nyaŋ[umada], Katatyari, Maŋala, Djiwaļiny, YulbaRitya, Waņman, Mandjildjara, Kațutyara, Puțityara, Nyamal, Ŋaļa.

2-3 -- A list of how people refer to each other using kin terms. Mention of Ken [Hale].

4 -- Notes on language, possibly Northwest Coast.

5 -- More kin terms, language not identified, possibly Ngulipartu.

6 -- Mention of Monty Hale.

7 -- Still on kinship nomeclature. Also: 'Yinta waRatya = (people of) one country, e.e. all Waņman.'

8 -- Placenames for Perth, Port Hedland, Roebourne and Nullagine.

9 -- Note to himself to get the Nyaŋumada terms for each finger from Ken Hale.

13 -- More on kinship terminology.

16-18 -- A switch to Queensland, Ka:ntyu language, recorded at Peter Creek 20/5/60. O'Grady is using a book of photographs called Family of Man to elicit commentary in Ka:ntyu, with references to the photographs, e.g. '136 top'. The commentary is glossed. He later uses this technique extensively.