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Word Up

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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: Isaiah Dawes 29.05.2021 8:47

Isaiah shares three words from his grandmother’s language — Butchella.

Word Up: Shari Sebbens 22.05.2021 4:15

Shari Sebbens shares some Bardi language — her grandmother's language — including a word that means "your heart, your intuition, your spirit."

Word Up: Sandy Greenwood 15.05.2021 6:00

Actress Sandy Greenwood shares three Dunghutti words — and their Gumbayngirr and Bundjulung counterparts.

Word Up: Caroline Hughes 08.05.2021 7:47

Just two years ago there were only around 200 words in Ngunnawal language but now there’s ten times that.

Word Up: Brodie Murray 01.05.2021 3:39

Wamba Wamba country straddles both sides of the Murray River and takes in towns like Deniliquin in New South Wales and Swan Hill in Victoria.

Word Up: Rudi Bremer 24.04.2021 3:52

Since 2017 Rudi Bremer has been speaking to people across the country about their languages for Word Up and it's kid sister program Little Yarns on ABC kids Listen.

Word Up: Tilly Tjala Thomas 17.04.2021 3:52

From an early age Tilly began learning her Nukunu from her parents through games and walking on country.

Word Up: Tilly Tjala Thomas 17.04.2021 3:52

From an early age Tilly began learning her Nukunu from her parents through games and walking on country.

Word Up: Candace Kruger 10.04.2021 3:51

Yugambeh language comes from south-east Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales — the Gold Coast, and my country - Tweed Heads.

Word Up: Delson Stokes 27.03.2021 6:04

Wongatha language is spoken around the Goldfields of Western Australia.