Nyoongar language is testament to First Nations resilience and strength despite colonisation.
Join Dylan Collard and Kelsi Forrest as they take you through greetings, pronouns, animals and more in engaging bite-sized language lessons connecting you to Nyoongar boodja.
Nidja Nyoongar boodjar ngalar nyininy, ngalar Nyoongar waangkan ana? Because we’re on Nyoongar boodjar we should speak some Nyoongar eh?
Kalyakoorl Waangkaniny season one is sponsored by Wonnil Partners.
SPECIAL GUEST Dr Roma Yibiyung Winmar, Kylie and Clint Bracknell
For the season finale, Kelsi and Dylan speak with Demi Maam Yok Roma Winmar, Kylie Bracknell and Clint Bracknell about the importance of revitalising Nyoongar language, their groundbreaking roles in the education space and what it means to be a Nyoongar language speaker.
To find out more about Dr Roma Yibiyung Winmar’s work you can visit mayakeniny.com.au (https://www.mayakeniny.com/on-country-performance/).
Explore the work of Kylie and Clint Bracknell on their website (https://www.boomerangandspear.com/).
2 Sept 2025
Boodjar – Exploring our land.
Boodjar, country, land, mother earth.
There is nothing more important for us Nyoongar than boodjar.
From the meaning of boodjar to yarning about boodjar, we’re going to unpack how we talk about country in today’s episode.
19 Aug 2025
Naatj noonook warniny? What are you doing?
Any language in the world requires two things to make a proper sentence – a noun and a verb!
Learn the most important ‘doing’ words in Nyoongar to help you build moorditj sentences.
5 Aug 2025
Boorn – Trees
What do Jarrah, Marri, Tuart and Karri have in common?
If you said trees, you’d be right! They’re also all Nyoongar words.
Today, we’re learning the Nyoongar words for boorn (trees) as well as the ancient knowledge surrounding them.
22 Jul 2025
Djert – Birds of Nyoongar boodjar
Today, we’re talking about our favourite feathered friends – Djert!
8 Jul 2025
Moort! Who is your mob?
When mob meet other mob we always like to ask, “who’s your mob and where are you from?”.
It helps us make the necessary connections to each other as Nyoongar people, making moort (or family) a significant addition to our vocabulary.
Today we’re talking all about moort and the many different roles in the family!
24 Jun 2025
Noonook moorditj? All about feelings
Beaut, strong, tired, sad, angry! Kwop, moorditj, bidibaba, winyarn, karang!
Humans feel many emotions. Let’s learn how to express ourselves in Nyoongar.
10 Jun 2025
Ngiyan baal? Pronouns
Before colonisers brought their strict gender binaries to Australia, most Indigenous languages were gender inclusive.
Nyoongar language is a great example of this as it always was and always will be inclusive.
Ngiyan baal? Today we’re learning about Nyoongar pronouns.
26 May 2025
Kaya, kaya, kaya! Greetings in Nyoongar
Kaya, kaya, kaya!
What better way to start our Nyoongar language journey than by learning how to introduce ourselves and greet people.
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