Welcome to the Diyari website, which presents information about the language and culture of the Dieri people, whose traditional lands are in the far north of South Australia, to the east of Lake Eyre.
On this site there are various resources resulting from our research on Diyari since 1974, including our work from 2021 to 2024 on the massive Diyari Dictionary created by Rev. J.G. Reuther and translated by Rev. P. Scherer.
News: (1) 2024-10-04 updated a number of files. Note: if website users wish to refer to particular materials they should check the dates at the top of each linked file to ensure they are accessing the most recent version. Regular visitors may need to clear the cache in their browser; (2) 2024-09-28 added Google map; (3) 2024-09-26 added Dictionary examples supplement and its user guide; added hypertext links in Placenames and Ancestral Beings supplements; added Comments from users; (4) 2024-09-24 major update of the site with many pages enhanced
The Diyari materials on this website have been reviewed by members of the Dieri community and several international scholars from a range of research disciplines. They have provided comments on the website.
The materials on this site are free to browse, search, and download in accordance with the Acknowledements and Licence. Feedback or questions about any aspect of the site is welcome — please use the form at the bottom of the About page to get in touch with us.