Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis

Elizabeth is a Ngaatjatjarra educator, interpreter and linguist from the Ngaanyatjarra region of Western Australia. Ms Ellis is an Indigenous Australian who has made a major and internationally recognised contribution to the study of traditional Indigenous languages. She is a native speaker of three Indigenous languages. In Ngaatjatjarra society, she is recognised as a senior woman with outstanding linguistic skills and mastery of women's knowledge, as well as a master storyteller. Ms Elizabeth Marrkilyi Warnngupayi Ellis received her Honorary Doctorate from ANU this past Friday, the 19th of July.
Type
Party
Party Type
person
Access Privileges
Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
Given Name
Elizabeth Marrkilyi
Surname
Ellis
Uni ID
u5304858
Brief Description
Elizabeth is a Ngaatjatjarra educator, interpreter and linguist from the Ngaanyatjarra region of Western Australia
Full Description
Elizabeth is a Ngaatjatjarra educator, interpreter and linguist from the Ngaanyatjarra region of Western Australia. Ms Ellis is an Indigenous Australian who has made a major and internationally recognised contribution to the study of traditional Indigenous languages. She is a native speaker of three Indigenous languages. In Ngaatjatjarra society, she is recognised as a senior woman with outstanding linguistic skills and mastery of women's knowledge, as well as a master storyteller. Ms Elizabeth Marrkilyi Warnngupayi Ellis received her Honorary Doctorate from ANU this past Friday, the 19th of July.
Email Address
elizabeth.ellis@anu.edu.au
Fields of Research
200319 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages; 200201 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies; 160103 - Linguistic Anthropology
Socio-Economic Objective
970120 - Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture; 950302 - Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage; 950201 - Communication Across Languages and Culture
Keywords
Indigenous Australian culture and languages; Ngaatjatjarra
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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