Word Up

The first ever guest on Word Up is back to explain how one word in Nyungar links a river to the belly button and the umbilical cord.

To celebrate three years on air, we bring you some words that defy ready translation.

Young language champions Chenica and Nayleigh Saltner share some Gurang from the Bundaberg region.

Letisha has translated one of her favourite songs into her grandmother's dialect — Wirangu.

Mak Mak Marranunggu is the "language of the white eagle people".