Yira Boornak Nyininy

Wirlomin / English

Kim Scott, Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project, Roma Winmar , Hazel Brown

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University of Western Aus
01 September 2013

Folklore, myths & legends; Languages & ESL; Aboriginal Languages - Cultural Material; Aboriginal Languages - Children's Bilingual Books; Aboriginal Languages - Children's Picture Books; Australian Aboriginal - Languages

Series: Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project

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Left stranded in a tree by his wife, a Noongar man has to rely on his Wadjela friend to help him back down. Yira Boornak Nyininy is a story of forgiveness and friendship.

This story comes from the wise and ancient language of the First People of the Western Australian south coast, the Noongar people. Inspired by a story Bob Roberts told the linguist Gerhardt Laves at Albany, Western Australia, around 1931. It has been workshopped in a series of community meetings that included some of the contemporary family of Roberts, as a part of the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project to revitalise an endangered language.

By: Kim Scott, Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project, Roma Winmar, Hazel Brown
Illustrated by: Anthony Roberts
Imprint: University of Western Aus
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 225mm,
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781742585123
ISBN 10: 1742585124
Series: Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 01 September 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active