Noongar pronunciation guide: Yeyi wer boorda (Now and later)

August 25, 2022 00:02:12
Noongar pronunciation guide: Yeyi wer boorda (Now and later)
Noongar pronunciation guide
Noongar pronunciation guide: Yeyi wer boorda (Now and later)

Aug 25 2022 | 00:02:12

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Jayden Boundry

Show Notes

In this episode, Jayden Boundry shares the Noongar words for Yeyi wer boorda — the times of the day, including afternoon, tomorrow, and sunset.

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Recorded and produced by Ryan Gibson.

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

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 0 00:00:00 Gaia. <inaudible> Jaden boundary. I'm here to teach you some more, no words. And what we're going to be learning about is yay. We're borderer now. And later we don't have a clock in Noga time. We very much look at the, the way that the sky is. The before the, after the sun arrives the sunset, the middle of the day, we know where by telling by looking at the sun is when we need to do what we need to do. When we look at the sky, it tells us Keala Keala, Keala day, Uck ke luck, ke luck, night JRA JRA JRA morning Ork Carl Ball, Carl Ball, Carl Ball afternoon, Carm Karam, Karam evening. Yay. Yay. Yay. Today MEOC MEOC Morro yesterday, Bonang Bonang Bonang tomorrow YRA YRA YRA sunrise, nada, nada. Naer sunset. These are the words that we use for the times of the day. Thank you. Younger B one.

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