Papunya and surrounding communities came together at the Papunya School, located approximately 240km north west of Alice Springs, to launch and celebrate the highly anticipated Luritja Picture Dictionary.
The Luritja Picture Dictionary is the tenth in the series of picture dictionaries published by Aboriginal publishing house, IAD Press.
The format not only includes English to Luritja translations accompanied by culturally appropriate illustrations to further engage the learner, it also includes a pronunciation guide and information on Luritja culture such as kinship, bush foods and family.
Before 1788 more than 250 Indigenous languages were spoken throughout Australia.
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