Word Up

This week, language legend Jay Minning shares a Pitjantjatjara word that helps keep him grounded.

Jay Minning isn’t just the lead singer of Desert Stars, he’s also a passionate advocate of his language — Pitjantjara.

For Word Up, Jay takes you to his Country and shares a word that makes him feel good. 

Che Kelly is a Miriwoong man and he’s been Word Up's language legend for the past month, sharing his knowledge and his passion for his language.

But what you probably don’t know about Che is that he’s got spectacular hair.

So that’s Mirriwoong word he’s sharing this week: 'hair'. 

Che is our language legend on Awaye this month.

He’s been learning and teaching Miriwoong at his local language centre in Kununurra - Mirima Dawang Woorlab-Gerring.

This week, Che explains why he loves rainbows.

Che Kelly is our language legend this month.

He's learning and teaching Miriwoong at Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring - the —local language centre in Kununurra.

Last week, Che asked you to look up to the skies. This week, he wants you to look straight down at your feet.

Che Kelly in Kununarra is our language legend this month. He's learning and teaching Mirriwong at his local language centre Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring

Last week, Che told you a little about his nan and shared the Miriwoong word that means ‘to look around’.

Now he’s sharing a different Miriwoong word: one that’ll lift your eyes to the skies.

Chey Kelly is a Mirriwong man from Kununarra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

There he's been learning and teaching his language, as part of a language nest at Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring.

For Word Up this week, Chey introduces you to his Country and shares a commonly used word.

Tamara Pearson is a choreographer, artist and mentor from Hope Vale in far north Queensland.

For the past three weeks, she’s shared Guugu Yimithirr words we can imagine as three legs of a stool.

Today, she explains how her previous words bama, guugu and bubu relate to each other, as well as share a word that means ‘to reciprocate’.

Tamara Pearson is a choreographer and mentor from Hope Vale in far north Queensland, and our language legend this month.

For the past couple of weeks, she’s been sharing Guugu Yimithirr words that connect to each other: the words for people and language.

Today, she’s sharing her third word – a word meaning ‘land’.

Tamara Pearson is an artist, choreographer and mentor from Hope Vale on Guugu Yimithirr Country in far north Queensland. 

She explains how she uses dance to teach language, and why it’s important to tell stories through movement.