Word Up

Nov 22 2024 241 ep. 5 mins 395
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Word Up shares the diverse languages of black Australia from Anmatyerre to Arrernte, from Bidjara to Bundjalung, from Nyungar to Ngaanyatjarra, from Yankunytjatjara to Yorta Yorta—one word at a time.

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Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 22 2024 5 mins  
Head to Yankunytjatjara Country to catch up with Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa.

Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 15 2024 3 mins  
For Word Up, Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa take you back to north west of South Australia to share the word for dog — tjutju.

Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 08 2024 4 mins  
Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa share a word that describes a precious commodity on their Country — water.

Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 02 2024 6 mins  
Meet Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa from Yankunytjatjara Country. Karina is Co-Manager & Senior Aboriginal Language Worker at The University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team and Larissa has her own language series online. They share the Yankunytjatjara word for meat, and explain the first language words they learnt.

Word Up: Jane Edwards

Oct 26 2024 3 mins  
Jane Edwards shares the Nyigina word for 'country'.

Word Up: Jane Edwards

Oct 19 2024 5 mins  
The Kimberley region of Western Australia is the only place in the country where boab trees grow. Here, they are prolific. Our language legend Jane Edwards has been sharing Nyigina from her home in Derby in the west Kimberley region. Today, she shares the Nyigina word for the boab tree.

Word Up: Jane Edwards

Oct 11 2024 3 mins  
Jane Edwards is in Derby in the west Kimberley sharing some of her language: Nyigina. Last week, she shared the Nyigina word for a great-grandmother. This week, she’s focusing on a different family member.

Word Up: Jane Edwards

Oct 05 2024 4 mins  
Meet Jane Edwards in Derby in the west Kimberly. She’s our language legend this month. Today, Jane shares a Nyigina word that can describe someone’s daughter. It’s also the word for a great-grandmother – who becomes a daughter to her great-grandchildren.

Word Up: Will Blackley

Sep 28 2024 4 mins  
Kalkatungu is the language of the Mt Isa area, and Will Blackley has been working with a team to revitalise it. For his final time on Word Up, Will shares the Kalkatungu words he uses when there’s a storm brewing.

Word Up: Will Blackley

Sep 21 2024 6 mins  
Will Blackley live in the Mount Isa area on Kalkatungu Country. But his life started on Palm Island. He describes how he got to know his language when he wasn’t on Country, and shares the Kalakatungu word for kangaroo.