About Ida Toby
Lived 1899 – 1976 (aged 76–77). Ida Toby was an Australian linguist.
Ida Toby (1899–1976), also known as "Queen", was an Australia n linguist who collaborated on the documentation of the Warluwarra and Wangka-Yutjurru languages.
Biography Toby was born in 1899 at either Walgra or Carandotta station in Queensland. She was of Warluwarra and Wangka-Yutjurru (of Wangkamana group) descent.
Between 1967 and 1975 she worked extensively with Gavan Breen to help document the Warluwarra and Wangka-Yutjurru languages. She is said to have had an acting ability which allowed her to make up and act out imaginary conversations in those languages.
In 2013 a pictorial dictionary based on her work with Breen on Warluwarra was published by Desert Channels Queensland in partnership with The Georgina Diamantina & Cooper Aboriginal Group.
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Who was Ida Toby?
(1899 - 1976), Aboriginal Linguist
When was Ida Toby born?
Ida Toby was born in 1899 in Carandotta Station.
When did Ida Toby die?
Ida Toby died in 1976.
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Ida Toby was a linguist.
What nationality was Ida Toby?
Ida Toby was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ida Toby. https://biography.guide/ida-toby/
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