Noongar pronunciation guide: Noongar-midi (Noongar things)

Noongar pronunciation guide

Aug 25 2022 | 00:02:07

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Show Notes

In this episode, Jayden Boundry shares the Noongar words for Noongar-midi — the traditional tools and things that the Noongar people use, including clothes, spears, and water.

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

Clothes
Boomerang
Spear
Spear Thrower
Hitting Stick
Axe
Carry Dish
Women’s Digging Stick
Shield
Smoke
Fire
Water

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 00:00:05 Hi and young girl, Jayden boundary. Hello. My name is Jane boundary and I'm here to talk to you about some traditional tools, some traditional things that we would use. Ty Nui, Ty NUA things. B Booker Booker clothes. Carly, Carly, Carly boom, ran. Get, get, get spear mirror, mirror, mirror SRO, corny, corny, corny heating stick Kotch. K K acts Yandy Yandy Yandy Carish wa wa wa digging stick, wonder, wonder shield. Boy, boy, boy, smoke girl, Gar Gar fire Kip. It kept water. These are some of the things, some <inaudible> things. Some are tools, some are other things younger. Bottom one.

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