Norman B Tindale 
1900-1993

The lifetime collection of NB Tindale is held at the South Australian Museum — see the Museum's Archives website for a listing of Tindale's journals 1921-1991 and for further information including about access and use.

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Francesca Zilio zilio.fran@saugov.sa.gov.au
Professional member of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. Anthropology Archivist who processed the Tindale Collection.

Abbreviations and symbols used by Tindale
Fry Framework for kinship terminology, as adapted and used by Tindale, based on work by HK Fry

This section is about the over 150 parallel vocabularies of Australian languages collected by Norman B Tindale.

Tindale's Index to Tribes, coded to his manuscript map and vocabularies
(based on entry by Barry Alpher, 28 June 1999, AIATSIS; 112-142 added from SA Museum description of Series AA 338/01/19/4)

Tindale's name (alphabetical)

numerical order

Agwaman    34 Allawa    1928.5 Ankamuthi    18 Antakirinja    105 Aranda    144 Ba:baram    5 Baada    128 Bailgu    114 Bailko    85 Baranguan    1934.4 Batjala    58 Bijai    27 Biri(a)    38 Buluwai    4 Dagalag (Tagalag)    59 Dal:a    60 Darumbal    69 Djaingadi    73 Djaku:nda    63 Djankan    17 Djaru    138 Djirubal    7 Gangalu    46 Gatja:ng    74 Goamu    50 Gu:nditjmara    77 I:thu    15 Idindji    8 Indjibandi    115 Ingura    1926 Ka:ri mari (see Wadjabangai)    71 Kabikabi    65 Kala:ko    99 Kalali    57 Kalamai    89 Kalkudhung    54 Kamilaroi    108 Kandju    20 Karadjari    126 Kariara    116 Karingbal    47 Karnai    76 Keramai    23 Kithabal    109 Kithabal    67 Kitja    136 Ko:a    31 Ko:reng    81 Koamu    50 Kokatha    102 Kokatha    79 Koko kulunggur    16 Kokobujundji    62 Kokoimidji    11 Kokojelandji    6 Kokolamalama    1934.3 Kokomini    53 Kona:nin ("=Kokopera")    14 Konejandi    141 Kongkandji    13 Ko:rindji    142 Ku:nggari    110 Kukatja     147 Kulngai    24 Kumbainggir    72 Kunggara    43 Kunggari    35 Kurama    125 Kuthabal    37 LaRdil    19 Maikudung    40 Maikulan    40 Maikulan    70 Maikulung    52 Mam:u    9 Mandjildjara    112 Mangala    123 Mara    1928.6 Mardo    87 Marukangi (Mirukangi ?)     78 Mirning    101 Mirning    83 Muluritji    3 Murunitja    97 Mutumui    1934.1 Nan:a    94 Nangatara    127 Nangathadjara    90 Nangathadjara    91 Nangga    100 Nangga    96 Narangga    80 Nauo    103 N'awagi    21 Niabali    122 Njamal    118 Njangamarda    113 Njikena    84 Njikena    135 Njulnjul    130 Nonga:    82 Nukuna, Nukunu    104 Nungubuyu    1928.8 Ngadjunma    86 Ngaikungu    12 Ngalakan    1928.4 Ngalia    11 Ngalia    111 Ngalia    145 Ngaluma    88 Ngaluma    119 Ngandi    1928.3 Ngaon    41 Ngardi    132 Ngarla    120 Ngaro    39 Ngatjan    1 Nguri    48 O:la    140 Olkola    25 Ongkomi    131 Pandjima    121 Pinhi    93 Pintubi    146 Potidjara (Mardo)    87 Rembarunga    1928.2 Rittarungo    1928.1 Southern Aranda    107 Tagalag (Dagalag)    61 Talandji    124 Tjaapukai    2 Tjalkadjara    92 Tjeraridjal    98 Wa: (Wakawaka)    66 Wa:ljen    95 Wadjabangai    71 Wadjalang    56 Wadjalang    64 Wadjari (Nonga:)    82 Wailpi  Hale & Tindale    1925 Wakaia    42 Wakaman    10 Wakawaka    66 Walagama    29 Walmadjari    139 Walmbaria    1934.2 Wandaran    1928.7 Wanjuru    33 Wanman    117 War:gamai    30 Warungu    32 Warwa    133 Whadjuk    137 Widi    45 Wik-Mungkan    22 Winduwinda    26 Wiradjuri    106 Wirangu (Nangga)    96 Witja:ri (Juet)    137 Worora    134 Wulgurukaba    28 Jagara    49 Jangga    55 Jawuru    129 Ji:randali    44 Jokala    51 Ju:inj    75 Jukamba    68

1925  Wailpi  Hale & Tindale 1926  Ingura 1928.1 Rittarungo 1928.2 Rembarunga 1928.3 Ngandi 1928.4 Ngalakan 1928.5 Allawa 1928.6 Mara 1928.7 Wandaran 1928.8 Nungubuyu 1934.1 Mutumui 1934.2 Walmbaria 1934.3 Kokolamalama 1934.4 Baranguan 1 Ngatjan 2 Tjaapukai 3 Muluritji 4 Buluwai 5 Ba:baram 6 Kokojelandji 7 Djirubal 8 Idindji 9 Mam:u 10 Wakaman 11 Kokoimidji 11 Ngalia 12 Ngaikungu 13 Kongkandji 14 Kona:nin ("=Kokopera") 15 I:thu 16 Koko kulunggur 17 Djankan 18 Ankamuthi 19 LaRdil 20 Kandju 21 N'awagi 22 Wik-Mungkan 23 Keramai 24 Kulngai 25 Olkola 26 Winduwinda 27 Bijai 28 Wulgurukaba 29 Walagama 30 War:gamai 31 Ko:a 32 Warungu 33 Wanjuru 34 Agwaman 35 Kunggari 36 [empty] 37 Kuthabal 38 Biri(a) 39 Ngaro 40 Maikudung 40 Maikulan 41 Ngaon 42 Wakaia 43 Kunggara 44 Ji:randali 45 Widi 46 Gangalu 47 Karingbal 48 Nguri 49 Jagara 50 Goamu 50 Koamu 51 Jokala 52 Maikulung 53 Kokomini 54 Kalkudhung 55 Jangga 56 Wadjalang 57 Kalali 58 Batjala 59 Dagalag (Tagalag) 60 Dal:a 61 Tagalag (Dagalag) 62 Kokobujundji 63 Djaku:nda 64 Wadjalang 65 Kabikabi 66 Wa: (Wakawaka) 66 Wakawaka 67 Kithabal 68 Jukamba 69 Darumbal 70 Maikulan 71 Ka:ri mari (see Wadjabangai) 71 Wadjabangai 72 Kumbainggir 73 Djaingadi 74 Gatja:ng 75 Ju:inj 76 Karnai 77 Gu:nditjmara 78 Marukangi 79 Kokatha 80 Narangga 81 Ko:reng 82 Nonga: 82 Wadjari (Nonga:) 83 Mirning 84 Njikena 85 Bailko 86 Ngadjunma 87 Mardo 87 Potidjara (Mardo) 88 Ngaluma 89 Kalamai 90 Nangathadjara 91 Nangathadjara 92 Tjalkadjara 93 Pinhi 94 Nan:a 95 Wa:ljen 96 Nangga 96 Wirangu (Nangga) 97 Murunitja 98 Tjeraridjal 99 Kala:ko 100 Nangga 101 Mirning 102 Kokatha 103 Nauo 104 Nukuna, Nukunu 105 Antakirinja 106 Wiradjuri 107 Southern Aranda 108 Kamilaroi 109 Kithabal 110 Ku:nggari 111 Ngalia 112 Mandjildjara (approx. 100 words) 113 Njangamarda (approx. 140 words) 114 Bailgu (approx. 135 words) 115 Indjibandi (approx. 120 words) 116 Kariara (approx. 125 words) 117 Wanman (approx. 110 words) 118 Njamal (approx. 140 words) 119 Ngaluma (approx. 115 words) 120 Ngarla (approx. 145 words) 121 Pandjima (approx. 115 words) 122 Niabali (approx. 115 words) 123 Mangala (approx. 125 words) 124 Talandji (approx. 65 words) 125 Kurama (approx. 140 words) 126 Karadjari (approx. 140 words) 127 Nangatara (approx. 120 words) 128 Baada (approx. 130 words) 129 Jawuru (approx. 100 words) 130 Njulnjul (approx. 85 words) 131 Ongkomi (approx. 105 words) 132 Ngardi (approx. 135 words) 133 Warwa (approx. 115 words) 134 Worora (approx. 150 words) 135 Njikena (approx. 150 words) 136 Kitja (approx. 155 words) 137 Witja:ri (Juet) (sc. Whadjuk) (approx. 115 words) 138 Djaru (approx. 145 words) 139 Walmadjari (approx. 150 words) 140 O:la (approx. 35 words) 141 Konejandi (approx. 155 words) 142 Ko:rindji (approx. 10 words) 144 Aranda 145 Ngalia 146 Pintubi 147 Kukatja 148 149 150 151 152

• Wailpi: HM Hale & Tindale in Records of the South Australian Museum 3.1(1925),57-.
  
• Ingura: pp.121-8 in 'Natives of Groote Eylandt and of the West Coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria', Pt. II. Records of the South Australian Museum 3.2(1926),103-134. * AIATSIS Library call number p TIN
  
• Rittarungo, Rembarunga, Ngandi, Ngalakan, Allawa, Mara, Wandaran, and Nungubuyu: in 'Natives of Groote Eylandt and the West Coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria', Pt. III. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 52(1928),5-27. * AIATSIS Library call number p TIN
• Mutumui, Walmbaria, Kokolamalama, and Baranguan: in HM Hale & Tindale in 'Aborigines of Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland'. Records of the South Australian Museum 5.1(1933),[63]-116; Pt. 2, 5.2(1934),117-172.
• 1-111 and 144-147: in manuscript parallel vocabularies bound as Australian vocabularies, 1938-1963; a copy of the compilation is MS 3189 at the AIATSIS Library, described as "Vocabulary lists and charts showing moiety and class divisions for approximately 120 Australian languages; Holograph (photocopy)"
  
• some vocabularies collected on Tindale's field trip to southern Western Australia in 1939
• Vocabularies 81 (Ko:reng) and 82 (Nonga:)
• Vocabularies 83, 101 (Mirning) and Vocabulary 100 (Nangga)
• Vocabularies 86 and 89
• Vocabulary 92 (Tjalkadjara / Tjalkakari)
• Vocabulary 94 (Ooldea)
• Vocabulary 95 (Wa:ljen)
• Vocabularies 97-99
• Tindale's list of meanings as used in the Vocabularies

Miscellaneous cross-references

Sunday 1 Jan 1939 Mr JL Sampey, then Manager of Wallaga Lake Station, had "met Lavers ('Prof Laves of California') on the Clarence River about five years ago. He was working with natives on language at ['Algandargi] Island." (1938-39 journal, pp.762-3)

URL: http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/nbt/index.html