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It has a petrol station, supermarket, Catholic parish, Luurnpa
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which is fluently spoken "by residents of all ages and across at least seven tribal groups". Researchers were recording conversations and mapping the language, believing that
Kukatja could provide clues to how languages are spread around the world. Dr Luis Miguel Rojas Berscia believed that the
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junction, which is the only route to nearby regional centres and for the transport of essential supplies to the community. A new tourist road in Balgo would be used by local tour guides taking visitors to sacred lands.
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men in Balgo painted their stories on wooden boards, which somehow disappeared for years. In 2019, more than 20 of these works by were discovered by chance in a
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could be the common thread, bringing different ethnic groups together in isolated spots. Work was being done on developing a dictionary and teacher's guide.
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is the first language for many people at Balgo, with the name deriving from the
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Catholic missionaries in the region in 1939. Bishop
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860:Mills, Vanessa (1 September 2022).
568:"Balgo (urban centre and locality)"
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691:. Published online 12 June 2011.
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217:Balgo's population numbered 430.
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1089:Balgo-Kutjungka Parish Website
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949:"Balgo Layout Plan No.3"
784:ABC News (ABC Kimberley)
397:"Helicopter" Tjungurrayi
352:University of Queensland
257:outbreak of World War II
489:Balgo Layout Plan No. 3
451:Balgo: Creating Country
420:South Australian Museum
389:Topsy Gibson Napaljarri
298:Western Desert Language
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244:, assisted by local MP
1079:Luurnpa School Website
806:"Full list of artists"
600:Australian Census 2021
572:Australian Census 2021
1015:Airservices Australia
531:Australian Government
1021:"Aeronautical Chart"
977:ABC News (Australia)
730:Shire of Halls Creek
529:In January 2020 the
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207:Shire of Halls Creek
193:, is a community in
175:Shire of Halls Creek
647:Griffith University
639:"Balgo (1940-1965)"
315:, with seven other
242:Ernest Ailred Worms
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649:. 8 September 1939
520:Balgo Hill Airport
461:service in Balgo.
313:Aboriginal peoples
268:federal government
199:Great Sandy Desert
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365:West Africa
347:residents.
337:Wangkajunga
306:audio books
234: [
231:Otto Raible
215:2021 census
211:Tanami Road
187:Balgo Hills
110: /
98:127°59′06″E
85:Coordinates
1256:Categories
1226:Noonkanbah
1166:Bidyadanga
1161:Beagle Bay
1138:region of
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905:14 October
842:14 October
763:14 October
550:References
499:Facilities
465:Governance
333:Walmajarri
294:rice grass
292:, meaning
272:outstation
227:Pallottine
209:, off the
123:Population
95:20°08′24″S
1216:Kununurra
1206:Kalumburu
1176:Camballin
1151:Ardyaloon
1136:Kimberley
1055:5 January
704:16 August
495:in 2005.
485:town plan
455:royalties
153:Time zone
1050:ABC News
896:ABC News
866:ABC News
506:Adelaide
459:dialysis
443:Adelaide
427:Warlpiri
329:Warlpiri
201:and the
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1201:Kadjina
983:26 June
955:26 July
537:into a
435:Wyndham
381:Papunya
371:Artists
341:Pintupi
302:Kukatja
221:History
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361:Amazon
321:Ngardi
270:as an
170:LGA(s)
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