The flashcards Arabana Yanhi! align with the work of the Aboriginal Living Language in South Australia Co-operative (ALLSA), which seeks to support and promote Aboriginal languages through education in concert with the United Nations Decade of Indigenous Languages. ALLSA is a joint venture between the South Australian Museum, the University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team, and Aboriginal communities of South Australia. ALLSA’s purpose is to support the revival and promotion of Aboriginal languages in South Australia.  

 

The flash cards have been made possible through funding provided by the Department of Education and they will be made available online for use by school students across South Australia. 

 

You can download the flashcards here: Arabana Language Cards

 

Learn how to say the words!

irranta
black cockatoo
Kati Thanda
Lake Eyre
maka
fire
kira
boomerang
madla
dingo
kapirri
goanna
kungarra
kangaroo
kataṟungka
white cockatoo
warrukathi
emu
wabma
snake
mudlu
sand dunes
kutha
waterhole
arkapa
red ochre
paru
yellow ochre
katyi
spear (hunting)
pityatya
coolamon
mapu
circle of people (mob)
ngura
home/camp
idnapa
echidna
kardipirla-kurdarndanha
shooting star
paputya
pregnant
ngawinya-ngawinya
Sturt's desert pea
thupu
smoke
wampityi
rainbow
pitha
tree
muyu
sun
paṟala
moon
parratya
sunrise
ngarru
feather
yabmalka
quandong
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