Angkentye yerrtye ilemele ileme “Arritnye Arrernte kenhe arle arratye ilirtneme”.

Anwerne signs alkarle atningke anthurre arrernirtnaneke Mparntwenge. Sign nhenhe areyele imerneme nthakenhe arritnye renhe arratye intelhiletyeke, English angkentyelarlenge awetyeke arlke nthakenhe arratyentye atniwetyeke. Arrwekele, signs apalarle intelhileke areye kwenhe itne ngkerneke, uyarne anteme arrpenhemele alhengkareke iwenharle sign itne ileme.

Sign nhenhe areyele ileme atnunthe apmeraltye, thipe, arne, name arlke kenhe arritnye. Anwerne ahentyaneke sign nhenhe areye akngartiwetyeke intelhilemele nthakenharle akngerrepate areyele mpwarewarreke.

Indigemoji uthene CALL, Batchelor Institute uthene apurtirreke nhenhe mpwaretyeke, mane anwernekenhelarrpe.

Anwerne project nhenhe mpwarewarreke tyerrtye apmere arrpanenhe ngentyele akaltyirretyeke nthakenhe Arrernte arratye angketyeke, reademe arlke iletyeke. Nhenhe kwenhe atyeperre anthurre aneme angkentye rlterrke akwete atnyentyenhenge ingkernenye areyeke.

Angkentye Yerrtye Ileme

Angkentye yerrtye ileme translates to “bringing back the right names” in Arrernte.

This Arrernte street signs project saw the install of over 60 new street signs around Mparntwe (Alice Springs). These signs provided updated Arrernte spelling, English translations and audio recordings of the correct pronunciation of these Arrernte terms. In recent decades, street signs had been erected in Mparntwe using phonetic spelling systems that made it difficult for community members to understand the meanings of street names.

The street signs feature Arrernte names for plants, animals, birds, trees and grass species and the team saw the opportunity to update these names into the community accepted Central and Eastern Arrernte orthography, or spelling system.

The project was self funded by Indigemoji with support from the Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics (CALL) at the Batchelor Institute.

This project aimed to share the importance of Arrernte language and culture with the community and to encourage its maintenance keeping it safe for future generations.