International Mother Language Day

Dhuwandja dhäwu International Mother Language-puy waluynydja Sunday 21st february-y. ARDS-dhu linyalany ŋäŋ’thun dhiyak.

Milkirrinydji:

Ŋarraku ŋäṉḏimirr dhäruk Dhuwala ga bäpurruny walal birrkili Gupapuyŋu.

Yinin Dhurrkay:

Ŋarraku ŋäṉḏimirr dhäruk Dhaŋu ga ŋarraku ŋäṉḏimirriŋuny bäpurru Gälpu.

This Sunday, 21st of February, is International Mother Language Day. At ARDS we are celebrating our Language Teams Mother Languages. Here is Yinin and Milkirrinydji talking about their Mother language.

Milkirrinydji: My Mother’s language is Dhuwala and their clan is Gupapuyŋu / Birrkili.

Yinin: My Mothers language is Dhaŋu and their clan is Gälpu.

Buku-waṯthunawuy Nininyŋu Rom

Ancient Languages, New Sounds

Yothu Yindi-

Ŋäṉḏi dhuwala ŋayi yindi mirithirri yäku ŋunhi ŋilimurru ŋuli meṉguma, balanyaŋura malanyŋuŋura bäpurru’ŋura ga romŋura yindiŋura dhawaṯ’marama yurru yolŋuyu walalay ŋilimurru yurru ŋunhiliyi muka.

-Bändil Burarrwaŋa

Gumatj

Maternal relationships -

Motherhood is deeply significant but easily overlooked. The grandmother, mother, child relationships are central to our Yolŋu system of law and the structure of our clans in society.