Noongar pronunciation guide
Fremantle Press
Kaya! I’m Jayden Boundry and I’m a Wadjak Balardong Noongar and a Badimaya Yamatji. I’m a Noongar language teacher and cultural consultant, didgeridoo player, traditional dancer and storyteller with Ngalak Nidja. I’m also the author of Noongar Boodja Waangkan: First Noongar Words with Wardandi Noongar and Ait Koedhal multidisciplinary artist Tyrown Waigana. Noongar is the language of the Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia. Originally an oral language with regional dialects, its written form has been variable. The book Noongar Boodja Waangkan is based on the Marribank orthography. Let's get talking on Noongar Country. To hear how I pronounce each word, click on the chapter header below and press play while reading the relevant page from the book Noongar Boodja Waangkan.
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The memoir of Binjarib Nyoongar woman Louise K. Hansen, Smashing Serendipity: The Story of One Mooorditj Yorga was published by Fremantle Press in February 2023. Louise never got to see the publication of her book, passing away just after the final manuscript got sent to the printer, but her daughter, Alice Kearing, helped to make […]
Previous episodes
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16 - Noongar pronunciation guide for Smashing Serendipity Thu, 02 Mar 2023
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15 - Noongar Boodja Waangkan pronunciation guide introduction Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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14 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Moort (Family) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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13 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Ngany (Body) and Moolymari (Face) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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12 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Boodja (Country) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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11 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Boorn wer djet (Trees and flowers) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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10 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Boodja barna (Land animals) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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9 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Worl barna (Sky creatures) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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8 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Yeyi wer boorda (Now and later) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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7 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Koorliny (Moving) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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6 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Noonook moorditj? (How are you?) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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5 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Ngadi-ngadi (More and more) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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4 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Noongar-midi (Noongar things) Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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3 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Walken (Rainbow) Tue, 16 Aug 2022
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2 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Bonar (Seasons) Tue, 16 Aug 2022
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1 - Noongar pronunciation guide: Kep barna (Water creatures) Thu, 28 Jul 2022