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Wurrekangurr Web Site Display Poster Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Wurrekangurr, Language Web Site, Launch 2016-11-30 View A3 size poster contains explanation of the language website development project including content, funding, steering committee and scope.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians in English and Wamba Wamba Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre - 2022 Letterhead Acknowledgement 2022-04-01 View PDF document includes a short acknowledgement of the Wamba Wamba and Perrepa Perrepa traditional custodians and Elders, suitable for including on letterhead and documents. It also includes a pronunciation guide, links to the language database and explanation of how the sentence is constructed in Wamba Wamba.
Wamba Wamba Bound Forms - Plain English - long with examples (pdf - 9 pages) Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Language teaching and learning - content - Bound Forms 2022-04-28 View Longer version for learners, teachers and community with plain English explanations and examples of usage set out to encourage learning of the essential use of bound forms in Wamba Wamba. Adapted and expanded from Luise A. Hercus's 'WembaWemba Dictionary' pps 72-74 by the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre.
Welcome to Country Language Resource 2 pages Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Welcome to Country Language Suggestions 2016-12-19 View An introductory resource sheet for a basic Welcome to Country sentence in language with notes about Welcomes To Country, their meaning and our normal cultural practice.
National Anthem Wamba Wamba Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Anthem, in Wamba Wamba and English 2022-05-01 View Working file may be added to.
Conversation Story1 - Yukal-pula (two friends) Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre - austories Wamba Wamba language resource - conversation story 2020-12-17 View Two young men meet at Werrpanakata and talk about family and fishing. Conversational phrases in English and Wamba Wamba plus a word bank showing how to create conversation in Wamba Wamba.
Song Lyrics - Murreng_Thather No Pronunciation Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Body, Face 2017-05-30 View Murreng, Thather (Head Shoulders Knees and Toes) Song without pronunciation guide. Includes second verse Mirr, Wirimbula, Wurru pa Karr. Poster.
Conversation Story2 Tulu Pirndety Teacher Resource (pdf - 5 pages) Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre - austories Wamba Wamba Language Learning 2022-03-18 View Short story written in Wamba Wamba and English about two young children who explore the riverside. Also contains pronunciation guide page and a literal meaning meaning page with explanation of how word endings change the meaning of basic or stem words.
Language Learning Resource 1 Body Page 2 Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Body 2016-11-30 View One page A4 poster with learning exercises for names of the body and pronunciation guides. Accompanies page 1.
Language Learning Resource 1 Body combined p1 & 2 Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Body 2016-11-30 View Two page A4 poster with traditional male body graphic by Brett Ross, language names of body, language learning exercises and pronunciation guide.
Wamba Wamba Bound Forms - Plain English - short without examples (pdf - 4 pages) Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Language teaching and learning - content - Bound Forms 1992-01-01 View An edited plain English version edited and expanded from the 'Wemba Wemba Dictionary' by Luise A. Hercus, p 72-75. 'A bound form ‎is a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own.' (Wiktionary). Bound forms are an important part of our language. They are added to the end of Wamba Wamba nouns, pronouns and verbs. For example, the possessive markers 'ek', 'in' and 'uk' are added to the end of nouns to indicate 'mine', 'yours' and 'his, hers, its' respectively.
Language Learning Resource 1 Body Page 1 Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Body 2016-11-30 View One page A4 poster with graphic by Brett Ross and language names of body.
Language Learning Resource 3 Quiz1 Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Counting, Family, Country, Animal 2017-01-10 View Basic language quiz for lower primary students based around language posters at Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre. Students can also research answers in the Word Search section of this site at http://culture.yarkuwa.com.au/words/word_search
Sorry Day Ceremony Language Resource List 1 page Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Sorry Day 2017-05-23 View One page list of Wamba/Wemba words, pronunciations and English equivalents that are related to Sorry Day ceremony subjects and awareness.
Song Notes - Murreng_Thather- pronunciation Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Body, Face, 2017-05-30 View Words in Wamba/Wemba and English and pronunciation guide for Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes - Murreng, Thather, Pathing pa Tyina, 2 page poster.
Wamba Wamba Counting Song - Kepin Manyə Tulu Kurng Kurng Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre - 2022 Counting, Infants 2022-05-03 View Wamba Wamba counting song for infants - Kepin Manyə Tulu Kurng Kurng (Five Little Kookaburras)
Wulman Ngapa Murrendən Kurrəkal Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre - 2022 Wamba Wamba Language version of Old MacDonald Had a Farm 2022-06-06 View 2 page Language Learning resource document. First verse of song with pronunciation guide and suggestions on using the resource.
Typing the 'ə' or 'schwa' in Wamba Wamba words Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre 2024-01-12 View First published as a Google Doc in 2022.
Pronunciation of Wamba Wamba Vowels and Consonants - Short Version - 2 pages Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Wamba Wamba Pronunciation Guide 2024-01-30 View A short summary guide to pronouncing Wamba Wamba vowels, consonants and variations from standard - 2 pages.
Pronunciation of Wamba Wamba Vowels and Consonants - Detailed Version - 5 pages Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Wamba Wamba Pronunciation Guide 2024-01-30 View A guide to pronouncing Wamba Wamba vowels, consonants and variations from standard with links, references and explanations - 5 pages. Suitable for language workers, teachers and more advanced students.
Wamba Wamba verbs and sentences - understanding some beginning rules of Wamba Wamba - 14 pages Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre How to create verbs and sentences 2020-03-23 View 14 page pdf document includes plain English and Wamba Wamba content from the Green Book and other documents and notes of the late Dr. Luise Hercus. It is suitable for teachers, adults and teenage learners and parents teaching children. It covers: - beginning rules of Wamba Wamba, - time and person markers on action words, - creating phrases and sentences, - a pronunciation guide, - self learning exercises.