Research
The Research Unit for Indigenous Language's researchers work on Indigenous languages in Australia and the region.
Research projects
Explore our team members' current projects. Information about our current research and other activities is also included in our Newsletter
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50 words project
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Digital Daisy Bates
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The Daly Languages project
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Getting in Touch: Bird app development
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Visible talk: Using Australian Indigenous sign languages
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A sociophonetic study of Aboriginal English
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Are super-complex words represented like sentences in speakers' minds?
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Conversational Interaction in Aboriginal and Remote Australia (CIARA)
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Learning Pitjantjatjara: A longitudinal study of how children learn Pitjantjatjara
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Learning to tell a narrative in Murrinhpatha
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Aboriginal language use in Darwin
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The sounds of Anindilyakwa
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Darwin prison Indigenous languages program
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Developing an early literacy learning app for Dhuwaya speaking children
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Towards culturally inclusive language assessments for Indigenous student
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The ABC’s of listening and learning
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Modern diplomacy: understanding ceremonial exchange at Indigenous festivals
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Nyingarn project
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How free is free?: word order in Australian Indigenous languages
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The Acquisition Sketch Project
Explore past research projects
Communities we work with
You can see the locations where RUIL team members carry out research in the map below - each pin on the map represents the language!