Language Resources

It is always better to hear the Nyungar (Noongar) language than to read it. Here are some interesting and useful resources.

Mayakeniny: Noongar language and performance resources

50 Words Project

Bates Vocabularies Online

The Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project

‘Illustrated Dictionary of the South-West Aboriginal Language’ (1996) by Wilfred Douglas

‘Noongar Dictionary: Noongar to English and English to Noongar’ (1992) by Rose Whitehurst

‘Gramatical Introduction to the Study of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia’ (1841) by Charles Symmons, George Grey and Francis Armstrong