Greetings

Telling people who you are, who you belong to, and where you’re from is the foundational building block of how we relate to each other as First Nations people. When learning language, I have found it is best to keep it simple. Here’s a list of phrases that you can put together to form a greeting.

Yaama - hello

Yaama, ngadju mardin - Hello my people

Yaama garrangurru - Hello everyone

Ngadju wurrbanja [Wulandja] - My name is [insert your name]

Ngaya Kooma - I am Kooma

Ngaya Guwamu - I am Guwamu

Ngadju yumbarrambun dhudhunga Cunnamulla-nga St George-ga - My Country is between Cunnamulla and St George

Ngadju yurdi ngarranj - My meat is emu [insert your own meat/totem]

Ngaya bawurra - I am red kangaroo

Greeting the water behind the homestead on Murra Murra Station