Word Up: Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan
Aug 15, 20263m
For Word Up, interpreter and translator Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan shares more of her language. This week, Lavinia reveals the Pintupi-Luritja word for 'caring'.
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Hosted by ABC · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 247 episodes
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Word Up shares the diverse languages of black Australia from Anmatyerre to Arrernte, from Bidjara to Bundjalung, from Nyungar to Ngaanyatjarra, from Yankunytjatjara to Yorta Yorta—one word at a time.
ABC hosts Word Up, a society show with 247 episodes published.
For Word Up, interpreter and translator Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan shares more of her language. This week, Lavinia reveals the Pintupi-Luritja word for 'caring'.
For Word Up this month, interpreter and translator Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan shares words from her language, Luritja Pintupi.
Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan joins Word Up this month, to share some words from her language Luritja Pintupi.
Over the past month Jade McHughes has shared the Ngarrindjeri words for ‘whale’, for ‘fire’, and for ‘willy wagtail’. For her final word Jade looks to the night sky.
South Australian PhD student and teacher, Jade McHughes shares a bit of her language - Ngarrindjeri. This week, she offers the Ngarrindjeri word for a small but feisty bird, the willie wagtail.
Language legend Jade McHughes shares the Ngarrindjeri word for 'fire'.
Word Up's language legend this month is Ngarrindjeri woman Jade McHughes. This week, Jade shares the Ngarrindjeri word for a big and beautiful ocean mammal, a whale.
Marie Mudgedell and Lloyd Mudgedell both share words in their language; Ngardi.
Marie Mudgedell shares some Ngardi language from the Tanami and Great Sandy Desert.
Patrick Smith shares some Ngardi language from the Tanami and Great Sandy Desert.
Llyod Mudgedell shares some Ngardi language from the Tanami and Great Sandy Desert.
Larrakia-Gulumoerrgin woman Lorraine Williams shares the Gulumoerrgin word for 'magpie goose'.
Larrakia-Gulumoerrgin woman, Lorraine Williams is a cultural advisor, ethnobotanists and this month's language legend. This week she shares the Gulumoerrgin word for 'water lilly'.
Larrakia-Gulumoerrgin woman and cultural advisor, Lorraine Williams is our latest language legend. This week she shares the Gulumoerrgin word for 'dragonfly'.
This month's language legend is Larrakia-Gulumoerrgin woman and ethnobotanist, Lorraine Williams. In this episode, Lorraine shares the Gulumoerrgin word for the sun.
This month's language legend is Larrakia-Gulumoerrgin woman and ethnobotanist, Lorraine Williams. In this episode, Lorraine shares the Gulumoerrgin word for a vital resource, fresh water.
This week, language worker Daisy Allen shares the palawa kani word for an adorable but devious Tasmanian marsupial.
This week, language worker Daisy Allen shares the palawa kani word for Cape Portland, located near the north-eastern tip of Tasmania.
Daisy Allen from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre shares the palawa kani name for Tasmania.
For Word Up this month, language worker Daisy Allen from lutruwita/Tasmania shares a little bit of her language, palawa kani. This week, Daisy shares the name for a river reed used in weaving.
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