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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.

5D AGO

Word Up: Kankawa Ngarra

Singer-songwriter Kankawa Ngarra shares some Gooniyandi language to get reacquainted on Word Up.

4 min
JAN 3

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for shy and humble.

5 min
12/27/2025

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for a bark ribbon hanging on a gum tree.

4 min
12/20/2025

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for unity.

3 min
12/13/2025

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for a song and dance ceremony.

4 min
12/06/2025

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Dr Jesse Hodgetts is a Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle.

3 min
11/29/2025

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

Yuendumu community leader Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves wraps up his time on Word Up by sharing the Warlpiri name for his tjukupa.

3 min
11/22/2025

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

This week Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares a Warlpiri word that encompasses the creation stories, the ancestral beings, the lore, the land and everything that connects Warlpiri people to country and to each other across time.

3 min

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Daniel Browning

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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.