Where is Yolngu spoken?
northern Australia
Yolŋu Matha, meaning the “Yolŋu tongue”, is a linguistic family that includes the languages of the Yolngu (also known as the Yolŋu and Yuulngu languages), the indigenous people of northeast Arnhem Land in northern Australia.
Where do the Yolngu live?
The people who live in the Miwatj or north-east Arnhem Land region are known generally as Yolngu, which simply means ‘people’. They belong to a number of intermarrying clans that are also closely related culturally and linguistically.
Where is Yolngu country?
Northern Territory of Australia
The Yolngu or Yolŋu (IPA: [ˈjuːlŋʊ]) are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolngu means “person” in the Yolŋu languages.
What language do Yolngu speak?
Yolngu
Yolngu people speak a dozen dialects of a language group known as Yolngu Matha. English is a second (or thirteenth) language for many Yolngu.
What does nunga mean in Aboriginal?
Nunga is a term of self-identification for Aboriginal Australians, originally used by Aboriginal people in the southern settled areas of South Australia, and now used throughout Adelaide and surrounding towns. It is used by contrast with Gunya, which refers to non-Aboriginal persons.
How many Yolngu speakers are there?
(Yolŋu = people, Matha = tongue, language). It is part of the Pama-Nyungan genus of the Australian family of languages. There are around 8,000 speakers as of 2004 (Australia par 3). Yolngu Matha comprises about thirty clan varieties and about twelve different dialects, each with its own Yolngu name.
Do people live in Arnhem Land?
Arnhem Land has a total population of approximately 16,000 people, of whom 12,000 are Aboriginal Yolngu people – the traditional owners of the land.
Was the Yirrkala bark petition successful?
The petition was successful, and the township still stands under that name today. The 1988 bark petition, known as the Barunga Statement called for self-determination, land rights, compensation and Indigenous rights.
What does Yirritja mean?
Yirritja welcome video. The whole of the Yolŋu universe is divided into two halves, or ‘moieties’ (The word moiety means ‘half’). People, animals, plants, and even the different winds are either Dhuwa or Yirritja.
How do you say hello in Yolngu?
Note: the phrases ‘Good morning’, ‘Good afternoon’, etc….Useful phrases in Yolngu.
| Phrase | Yolŋu Matha (Yolngu) |
|---|---|
| Hello (General greeting) | The concept of ‘Hello’ does not exist in Yolngu, hence most use the English ‘hello,’ or ‘hey’ |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Nhämirri nhe? |
| Reply to ‘How are you?’ | Djulŋi ga’. Ga nhe? |
What is a Nork?
/ (nɔːk) / noun. (usually plural) Australian slang a female breast.
What does Gin Gin mean in Aboriginal?
gin Offensive term for an Aboriginal woman. It is derived from the Dharuk word diyin, meaning woman, or wife, but it has come to be used as a highly derogatory term, often in connection with sexual exploitation of Aboriginal women by whites.
Where are the Central Australian Aboriginal languages located?
This map of Central Australian Aboriginal languages from our oral history collection Every Hill Got a Story shows that their distribution ignores state borders. A number of language groups in desert regions of Central Australia extend into Western Australia and South Australia.
Who are the Aboriginal people of Australia?
Aboriginal Australians are split into two groups: Aboriginal peoples, who are related to those who already inhabited Australia when Britain began colonizing the island in 1788, and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who descend from residents of the Torres Strait Islands, a group of islands that is part of modern-day Queensland, Australia.
How many Aboriginal languages are there in the Pilbara?
In Port Headland, Western Australia, the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre preserves, promotes and maintains around 31 Aboriginal languages across the Pilbara. Today it holds a unique and diverse cultural collection including 5000 recordings of Pilbara languages in its archives.
Is there a sign language of Aboriginal Australia?
Most sign languages studied were found to be closely related to the spoken language, thus foreign to other Aboriginal nations. Adam Kendon is considered an expert in this area with his stellar work Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia.