Languages

Darkinjung was considered an endangered Aboriginal language, but community elders on the NSW Central Coast hope a new program for preschool students will change that.

It's our last visit to Ngalia Country to see Kado on his beautiful ngurrara. He's going to share the Creation story for a very small creature that calls the desert home... the antlion!

For Word Up this week Brooke Wandin is sharing the name of a suburb you’ll find just north of Melbourne which also happens to be the Woiwurrung word for possum "Walert'. 

Dewayne Everettsmith and TSO perform palawi kani songs.

Scientists are testing Charles Darwin's theory on species diversity by analysing Kentia palm varieties that have grown side by side for 1 million years.

We're back in the desert with Kado today but watch where you step! The spinifex grass is sharp and spiky. It's also home to important creatures like nampu - the great desert skink! 

Unapproved street signs in Arrernte language have been installed as cultural guides alongside the town's originals, with QR codes linking to the words' correct pronunciations and background on their meanings.

Brooke Wandin is a Wurundjeri woman from Victoria whose art is deeply intertwined with her culture and heritage.

We're off to red desert Country in Western Australia to meet up with our friend Kado Muir. We'll hear from some noisy locals, discover water in surprising places and listen to the sounds of Kado's Ngalia homeland.

This is our last week with Natalie Davey, who's a Bunuba/Walmajarri woman and radio broadcaster from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia.

We're back on Ngarrindjeri Country with Katie! Let's listen to the sounds of the Coorong, yarn about Country and get your plombi ready - she's going to teach us another song! 

Broadcaster and artist Natalie Davey takes you to the Great Sandy Desert to explain why you should trust your gut in Walmajarri.

We're heading to the coast of South Australia to Ngarrindjeri Country to meet our friend Katie! She's going to introduce us to the wonderful waters of her lands and to a very special bird that calls them home...

Head back to the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia with with broadcaster and artist Natalie Davey. There she'll share the Walmajarri name for diamond doves.