Word Up: Joan Ashburton
Kurrama Elder Joan Ashburton shares the word for 'feeling good’.
Jul 12, 2025•2 min
Word Up
Word Up shares the diverse languages of black Australia from Anmatyerre to Arrernte, from Bidjara to Bundjalung, from Nyungar to Ngaanyatjarra, from Yankunytjatjara to Yorta Yorta—one word at a time.
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Word Up: Joan Ashburton
Kurrama Elder Joan Ashburton from Western Australia's Pilbara region shares the word ‘hello’ in her father's language.
Jul 05, 2025•2 min
Word Up: Stuart Joel Nuggett
Musician and language legend Stuart Joel Nuggett shares the Jingili word for ‘old man' and explains the importance of respecting Elders.
Jun 28, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Stuart Joel Nuggett
Musician Stuart Joel Nuggett shares the Jingili word for 'little boy'.
Jun 21, 2025•2 min
Word Up Stuart Joel Nuggett
Stuart Joel Nuggett is a musician, with a passion for his language.
Jun 14, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Stuart Joel Nuggett
For Word Up this week, musician Stuart Joel Nugget is sharing the word for 'home' in Jingili language.
Jun 07, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Brooke Wandin
Our language legend this month has been Brooke Wandin an artist who ties language into her art.
May 31, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Brooke Wandin
Brooke Wandin shares the Woiwurrung word for an "unmarried man." In this episode, Brooke explains how Woiwurrung words are specific because it is important to identify the words from people or country.
May 24, 2025•5 min
Word Up: Brooke Wandin
Artist, educator, and language researcher, Brooke Wandin transports you to share a special word connected to her great-grandfather and a link to her mob and family.
May 17, 2025•3 min
Word Up Brooke Wandin
For Word Up this week Brooke Wandin is sharing the name of a suburb you’ll find just north of Melbourne which also happens to be the Woiwurrung word for possum "Walert'.
May 10, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Brooke Wandin
Brooke Wandin is a Wurundjeri woman from Victoria whose art is deeply intertwined with her culture and heritage.
May 03, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Natalie Davey
Broadcaster and artist Natalie Davey takes you to the Great Sandy Desert to explain why you should trust your gut in Walmajarri.
Apr 19, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Natalie Davey
Head back to the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia with with broadcaster and artist Natalie Davey. There she'll share the Walmajarri name for diamond doves.
Apr 12, 2025•2 min
Word Up: Natalie Davey
Natalie Davey is a Bunuba/Walmajarri woman and radio broadcaster from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia. This week Natalie is sharing the Walmajarri word for paternal grandfather — kirlaki.
Apr 05, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Uncle Gary Williams
This is our last week with Gary Williams, joining us all the way from the Mid North Coast of NSW in Gumbaynggirr Country. Today, Gary will share his word for brother-in-law and how this word is passed on to his family.
Mar 29, 2025•5 min
Word Up: Uncle Gary Williams
This week Uncle Gary Williams shares the Gumbaynngirr names for the pardalote, a tiny native bird also known as a peep wren.
Mar 22, 2025•4 min
Word Up: Uncle Gary Williams
Uncle Gary Williams shares different ways to say 'yes' in Gumbaynggirr language.
Mar 15, 2025•6 min
Word Up: Uncle Gary Williams
Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative CEO, Uncle Gary Williams continues to share his knowledge for Word Up.
Mar 08, 2025•5 min
Word Up: Chanice Daublin-Satrick
On Word Up this week, we return to the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
Feb 22, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Chanice Daublin-Satrick
Over the last couple of weeks Pinikurra Elder Susanne Hay-Hughes has been sharing her language.
Feb 15, 2025•3 min
Word Up Susanne Hay-Hughes
Pinikurra Elder Susanne Hay-Hughes shares some greeting words from her language — Thalanyji.
Feb 08, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Susanne Hay-Hughes
Pinikura Elder Susanne Hay-Hughes, from the Pilbara region in Western Australia shares a Thalanyji term that means "we're all together'.
Feb 01, 2025•3 min
Word Up: Susan Hay Hughes
Pinikura Elder Susanne Hay-Hughes, from the Pilbara region in Western Australia shares some of her language, Thalanyji.
Jan 25, 2025•4 min
Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa
Head to Yankunytjatjara Country to catch up with Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa. There they’ll share the Yankunytjatjara name for a lovely bird: the magpie.
Nov 30, 2024•4 min
Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa
Head to Yankunytjatjara Country to catch up with Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa.
Nov 23, 2024•6 min
Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa
For Word Up, Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa take you back to north west of South Australia to share the word for dog — tjutju.
Nov 16, 2024•4 min
Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa
Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa share a word that describes a precious commodity on their Country — water.
Nov 09, 2024•4 min
Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa
Meet Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa from Yankunytjatjara Country. Karina is Co-Manager & Senior Aboriginal Language Worker at The University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team and Larissa has her own language series online. They share the Yankunytjatjara word for meat, and explain the first language words they learnt.
Nov 02, 2024•7 min
Word Up: Jane Edwards
Jane Edwards shares the Nyigina word for 'country'.
Oct 26, 2024•3 min
Word Up: Jane Edwards
The Kimberley region of Western Australia is the only place in the country where boab trees grow. Here, they are prolific. Our language legend Jane Edwards has been sharing Nyigina from her home in Derby in the west Kimberley region. Today, she shares the Nyigina word for the boab tree.
Oct 19, 2024•5 min
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