Carmel Charles
Mary Carmel Charles (15 July 1912 – 1999) was an author and the last fluent speaker of the
The text in Charles's book, Winin, is bilingual and at the back of the small book is a guide to pronunciation of Nyulnyul words and word lists translating to and from English.
The story is a
In the book Charles is quoted:
"I was born in Beagle Bay Mission. My mother Angela Mandora and father brought me up. I went to school at the Mission until I was fifteen. The nuns taught me. There's nobody else now who knows the language, only a few, one or two people but they don't know it well. I would like for children to learn Nyulnyul language. I remember when I was young, my parents told me olden day stories about the emu and a brolga. I began working with Bill McGregor on language years ago at Beagle Bay. This is just one of the stories and I am glad it is published at last. I'm proud the emu is in a book. I will be eighty-two on the 15th July"
— Mary Charles, Winin : Why the Emu Cannot Fly 1993[1]
Bibliography
- Winin : Why the Emu Cannot Fly Magabala Books, 1993 illustrated by Francine Ngardarb Riches, translated by Bill McGregor
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-875641-07-9.
- ^ "Mary Carmel Charles". Magabala Books. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ISBN 9780858836471. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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