Word Up

ICTV journalist and translator Damien Williams shares a Western Arrernte word with a German influence.

Western Arrernte man Damien Williams is an ICTV journalist and language worker. 

This week, he shares where he lives, and the western Arrernte word for 'home'.

Reporter and translator Damien Williams shares a very important western Arrernte word — 'water'.

Arrernte man Damien Williams is a journalist and language worker at Indigenous Community Television.

In his role at ICTV, Damien uses his language skills to bring the news of the day to his community.

This month Damien will share his language skills and knowledge with Word Up.

Trinity Clarke shares an eastern Kuku Yalanji word that means 'leaf'.

Trinity Clarke shares a word from the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji that means ‘heart sore’.

Trinity Clarke shares a word that means 'your spirit, your essence' as well as 'to like' and 'to love' in the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji.

This week Trinity Clarke shares a word that means 'to know', 'to teach' and 'to learn' in the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji.

Trinity Clarke is a Young Language Chamption with First Languages Australia, and Word Up''s language legend this month.

This week she explains that the Kuku Yalanji word that means 'to speak', or 'language of a place' is shared across several neighbouring language groups.

Plant knowledge holder, artist and health worker David Doyle shares the Barkindji name for quandong.