Yugambeh

Also described in AIATSIS as Yugumbir Jukamba, Ngarabal, Yugambal, Manaldjali, Manaldjahli, Mununjali, Munaljali. Listed with AustLang codes E17, E76, E77.

The “First 58 words” chosen for these lessons are based on a universally recognised collection of the most common first words learnt by children in a number of cultures.

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Lesson 1

The First Three

We all have to start somewhere on our language journey, but with so many words, phrases and sentences in a language, where do we begin? Well, let’s start with three simple words: Hello, Good and Country.

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Lesson 2

The First Five

Now that we've learnt our first three words, it's time to go a little further! Here's the next five: Emu, Dog, Foot, Eyes, & Child.

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Lesson 3

The First 10

Building your language skills in the beginning is all about the vocabulary for these everyday objects. Here’s ten words to keep going with: Mother, Father, Boy, Girl, Kookaburra, Ant, Head, Leg, Bird, Kangaroo.

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Lesson 4

The Next 10

You’ve done it! Congratulations on learning the core vocabulary! Now it’s time to build your foundations more, let’s continue with another ten words: Baby, Cat, Duck, Hands, Hair, House, Little, Mouth, Nose, & Toy.

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Languages of our Land episodes

Watch ABC Kids’ Languages of our Land, an active learning series sharing the Aboriginal language of Yugambeh.

Tips from Uncle Bob

Learn your local place names. Woolloongabba – means swirling water, And Pinkenbah – should really be binkenbah – place of the turtle. Everywhere you look you see Aboriginal words. That is a great way to begin to understand language.

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