About the language
Traditionally spoken in the central Great Sandy Desert, from Eighty Mile Beach and the Wallal Downs and Mandora stations.
Speakers live across the Pilbara, including Port Hedland, Marble Bar, Bidyadanga, Strelley, Warralong, Woodstock and Yandeyarra. It is the most widely spoken Aboriginal language in Port Hedland.
A Pama-Nyungan language of the Marrngu family. Its main varieties include Ngurlipartu (southern, inland) and Wanyarli (northern, coastal).
AUSTLANG A61 · ISO 639-3 nna
Sources: Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre and AIATSIS AUSTLANG.
Resources
Each Nyangumarta version is made with Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre.
What gestational diabetes is, how a test in pregnancy finds it, and how to keep mum and bub strong. Animation, 4 min 55 in Nyangumarta, also in English.
Watch in Nyangumarta →Where we started
Lyfe Languages began with Nyangumarta in the Pilbara. Young Language Champions work with Elders and Wangka Maya to find the right Nyangumarta words for medical terms, record them as text and audio, and check them before they're shared with health services.
Whether you're a health worker, community leader or language speaker, there's a way for you to be part of this movement.
An Aboriginal-led charity bringing health information into Aboriginal and Indigenous languages, with young Language Champions and Elders.
Stay in touch
3/105 Broadway, Nedlands WA 6009hello@lyfelanguages.org