I am a Whadjuk Menang Maaman (Perth, Albany Man) living at Bodhinyana monestry in Serpentine training under Ajhan Brahm.
I am here under the direction of Bhikkhu Sujato and Ajhan Brahmali; translating the Suttas into my native language: “Noongar Language” (Australian Aboriginal language from South West, Western Australia.)
Thankyou for this opportunity, i look forward to working with you all.
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How wonderful, Venerable! I’m making Bhante @sujato and @carmi aware of your post. Carmi assists translators with technical support, setting up projects in the Bilara translation app etc.
This is the first word I learn in an aboriginal Australian language!
Can you please send me your GitHub username? It will take a few days to set up your Bilara project as I need to check with Bhante @sujato the language code to be added to Bilara and SuttaCentral. GitHub is used for project setup, version-controlled archive of root texts and translations, and publication workflow from Bilara to SuttaCentral.
I’ve started a separate thread for us to work through the details of your project with Bhante Sujato and Ayya Sabbamitta.