Noongar pronunciation guide: Boorn wer djet (Trees and flowers)

Noongar pronunciation guide

Aug 25 2022 | 00:02:42

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In this episode, Jayden Boundry shares the Noongar words for Boorn wer djet — the trees and flowers, including banksia, she-oak, and kangaroo paw.

Get your copy of Noongar Boodja Waangkan and read along as you learn the Noongar words for:

Karri
Marri
Jarrah
Peppermint tree
Grass tree
Paperbark tree
She-Oak
Banksia
Zamia palm
Bull Rushes
Kangaroo paw
Christmas tree
Wattle
Jam tree

Recorded and produced by Ryan Gibson.

This guide was produced in Walyalup in Wadjuk Boodja, on the lands of the Noongar people.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 0 00:00:06 Kaya noro, Jayden boundary. I'm here to talk to you about the trees and the flowers, and we're gonna be learning in <inaudible> language. Born wear jet born wear jet born wear jet trees and flowers. Cur Gary car, Carrie, the carry tree, Mary Mary Mary, the Mary tree, Dar jar. Dar the ger tree one Warner Warner Thery Barga Barga Barga the grass tree Mar BI ma BI model. Be the pay factory, the Oke Monat Monat Monat the Banksia GE GE GY the Zaia Palm Ji, Y Y full Russians Speaker 1 00:01:57 Noam, Mara Noam, Mara Noam, Mara kangaroo Speaker 0 00:02:07 Moja Moja the Christmas tree co co co the wa manga monk. <inaudible> the jam tree. These are the words that we use for our trees and also some of our flowers younger brought away.

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