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22-456: Bishopdale may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Bishopdale, a former missionary settlement established at Balgo, Western Australia in 1939 New Zealand [ edit ] Bishopdale, Christchurch , a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishopdale, Nelson , a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand UK [ edit ] Bishopdale, North Yorkshire , England,

44-760: A dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Other uses [ edit ] RFA Bishopdale , a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (1936-1959) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bishopdale&oldid=1247639638 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

66-777: A relationship with Warlayirti Arts since around 2002. In the early 1980sm a group of Kukatja and Warlpiri men in Balgo painted their stories on wooden boards, which somehow disappeared for years. In 2019, more than 20 of these works by were discovered by chance in a sea container in Wyndham , 50 km (31 mi) away. After the South Australian Museum (SAM) was advised of the find, the paintings, which were in very poor condition, were carefully restored by Artlab Australia in Adelaide . In October 2021 they were included in an exhibition at

88-696: A variety of media and styles. The art centre, which is the oldest of its kind in Western Australia, celebrated its 35th anniversary with a special exhibition, Ngurra Kutjuwarra (On Country Together) , in August 2022, after being isolated for most of the two and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . As of 2022 the manager is UK-born Poppy Leaver. John Carty of the South Australian Museum has had

110-622: Is a multicultural community of Aboriginal peoples , with seven other language groups besides Kukatja represented: there are Ngardi , Djaru , Warlpiri , Walmajarri , Wangkajunga , Pintupi and Ngaatjatjarra residents. In 2019, scientists from the University of Queensland were undertaking a research project on the Kukatja language, the local lingua franca which is fluently spoken "by residents of all ages and across at least seven tribal groups". Researchers were recording conversations and mapping

132-478: Is a small independent business which is owned and operated by a local Indigenous corporation. Goods are trucked in once every two weeks via Adelaide and Alice Springs , owing to quarantine regulations. Being such a small outlet, there are no economies of scale for suppliers, leading to high prices for the locals (such as A$ 28 for a large pumpkin in 2023). Balgo Hill Airport is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Balgo. In January 2020

154-711: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Balgo, Western Australia#History Balgo , previously Balgo Hills and Balgo Mission , is a community in Western Australia that is linked with both the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert . The community is in the Shire of Halls Creek , off the Tanami Road , and was established by German missionaries in 1939. In

176-436: The 2021 census Balgo's population numbered 430. The community was established following the arrival of German Pallottine Catholic missionaries in the region in 1939. Bishop Otto Raible  [ de ] and Ernest Ailred Worms , assisted by local MP Aubrey Coverley , secured an area of around 5 million acres south of Lake Gregory to be a "native mission". The Bishop settled on a site 60 km (37 mi) south of

198-666: The Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 . Balgo falls within the determined Tjurabalan People (WCD2001/001) native title claim area. The town plan , Balgo Layout Plan No. 3 , was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 and was endorsed by the community and the Western Australian Planning Commission in 2005. It has a petrol station, supermarket, Catholic parish, Luurnpa Catholic School (K–10), Kutjungka Trade Training Centre, clinic and police station. The Wirrimanu Community Store

220-747: The Australian Government announced an upgrade to the Tanami Road and its feeder roads. Conversion of the main road from gravel into a sealed road would improve safety and comfort for drivers on the 300-kilometre (190 mi) stretch from the Halls Creek junction, which is the only route to nearby regional centres and for the transport of essential supplies to the community. A new tourist road in Balgo would be used by local tour guides taking visitors to sacred lands. Western Desert language#Dialects The name Wati tends to be used when considering

242-534: The Kukatja language word palkurr-palkurr , meaning rice grass , which grows nearby. The Kukatja dialect of the Western Desert Language is the first language for many people at Balgo, with the name deriving from the Kukatja (Gugadja) people. There is a Kukatja dictionary published by Luurnpa Catholic School, and at the school's Walkala Centre, audio books are created in both Kukatja and English. Balgo

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264-581: The WDL have very similar phonologies there are several different orthographies in use, resulting from the preferences of the different early researchers as well as the fact that the WDL region extends into three states (Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory), with each having its own history of language research and educational policy. Most of the peoples of central Australia have (or at one point had) signed forms of their languages. Among

286-473: The WDL sound system, symbols in ⟨angle brackets⟩ give a typical practical orthography used by many WDL communities. Further details of orthographies in use in different areas are given below. Phonetic values in IPA are shown in [square brackets]. The Western Desert Language has the common (for Australia) three-vowel system with a length distinction creating a total of six possible vowels. As shown in

308-597: The Western Desert Language. The Western Desert Language has thousands of speakers, making it one of the strongest indigenous Australian languages. The language is still being transmitted to children and has substantial amounts of literature, particularly in the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara dialects in South Australia where there was formerly a long-running bilingual program. In the following tables of

330-399: The chart, the WDL distinguishes five positions of articulation, and has oral and nasal occlusives at each position. The stops have no phonemic voice distinction but display voiced and unvoiced allophones ; stops are usually unvoiced at the beginning of a word, and voiced elsewhere. In both positions, they are usually unaspirated. There are no fricative consonants . While the dialects of

352-536: The lake, which he named Bishopdale. Following the outbreak of World War II , the Australian government designated the missionaries " enemy aliens " and their radio transmitter and firearms were confiscated by police. After earlier sites proved to be unsatisfactory, the present site was chosen, in 1942. The settlement was funded by the federal government as an outstation during the 1980s, along with Yagga Yagga outstation. The name Balgo may have been derived from

374-497: The language, believing that Kukatja could provide clues to how languages are spread around the world. Dr Luis Miguel Rojas Berscia believed that the mission, as in other places such as the Amazon and West Africa could be the common thread, bringing different ethnic groups together in isolated spots. Work was being done on developing a dictionary and teacher's guide. During the 1980s, Balgo became famous for its artists' cooperative which

396-462: The museum called Balgo Beginnings , which also included new works by descendants of the original artists. Sales of a monograph, Balgo: Creating Country , by John Carty of the SAM, was launched along with the exhibition, with royalties being donated towards providing a dialysis service in Balgo. The community is managed by Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation, which was incorporated on 6 September 1984 under

418-434: The towns fringing the desert area such as Kalgoorlie , Laverton , Alice Springs , Port Augusta , Meekatharra , Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing . The following is a partial list of Western Desert communities: The Western Desert Language consists of a network of closely related dialects; the names of some of these have become quite well known (such as Pitjantjatjara ) and they are often referred to as "languages". As

440-601: The various varieties to be distinct languages, Western Desert when considering them dialects of a single language, or Wati as Warnman plus the Western Desert cluster. The speakers of the various dialects of the Western Desert Language traditionally lived across much of the desert areas of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Most Western Desert people live in communities on or close to their traditional lands, although some now live in one of

462-405: The whole group of dialects that constitutes the language does not have its own name it is usually referred to as the Western Desert Language. WDL speakers referring to the overall language use various terms including wangka ("language") or wangka yuti ("clear speech"). For native speakers, the language is mutually intelligible across its entire range. Following are some of the named varieties of

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484-553: Was established when some of the original members of the Papunya Tula movement were allowed to leave Papunya . Some of the artists from Balgo include Susie Bootja Bootja Napaltjarri , Topsy Gibson Napaljarri , Eubena Nampitjin , Elizabeth Nyumi, Boxer Milner, Tjumpo (Bill) Tjapanangka, and "Helicopter" Tjungurrayi . Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation was established in Balgo 1987, and represents more than 300 artists in Balgo, Kururrungku (Billiluna), and Mulan , who work in

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