Learn & Celebrate Indigenous Languages | SEQILC

At the South East Queensland Indigenous Language Centre (SEQILC) we help Aboriginal children, families and organisations learn the traditional languages and stories of South East Queensland. And we welcome the wider community to join us on this journey.

South-East Queensland Language Centre

My expectation of a good Australia is when white people would be proud to speak an Aboriginal language

- Charles Perkins. Aboriginal leader of
the Freedom Ride of 1965

Choose your learning pathway

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For Learners

Learn how to use and speak Indigenous language words

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For Teaching Others

Resources to assist with teaching Indigenous language

Choose a Language

Yugambeh

Language from the country now known as Logan, City of Gold Coast and Scenic Rim.

Yuggera

Language from the country west of Brisbane, from around Moorooka to the Lockyer Valley, centred along the Bremer and Ipswich rivers.

Wakka Wakka

Wakka Wakka

Language from the country north-west of Brisbane, from around Kilcoy to near Eidsvold, and centred along the upper Burnett and Boyne rivers.

Turrubal

Language from the country now known as Brisbane including north to near Redcliffe, south to Eight Mile Plains and west to Moorooka.

Jinibara

Language from the country north of Brisbane, from around The Gap to past Maleny, centred along the Brisbane river and D'Aguilar Range.

Kabi-Kabi

Language from the country north-east of Brisbane, from around Redcliffe to near Maryborough, centred along the Mary river and Sunshine Coast.

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Language is community

Every time an Aboriginal word is spoken, it helps our Elders and it helps our children become stronger in community.

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Yuggera-Ugarapul Group Learning Language

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SEQILC welcomes the launch of the International Decade Of Indigenous Languages

SEQILC Linguist Shaun Davies with the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relat...

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Yugambeh Families Play Date

Yugambeh families recently organised a family playdate to share language with children. Organiser, S...

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Keen to learn language? Local suburb names can be a good start

Not confident using language words? Well start by learning the meanings of your local suburbs and pl...

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Bidjara Workshop brings community together

Presenter: Language workshops in Charleville have heralded a new beginning for Bidjara people. Th...

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