Giinagay – hello. Yaam darruy ngiina gaduyaygu – It’s good to meet you.
Who are the traditional owners of Coffs Harbour?
Aboriginal culture The traditional custodians of the Coffs Harbour region are the Gumbaynggirr people, who have occupied this land for thousands of years.
What language do the Gumbaynggirr people speak?
Gumbaynggir language (also spelled Gumbaingari, Kumbainggar, Kumbaingeri, Gambalamam, and also called Baanbay) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gumbaynggirr, who are native to the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Who started Muurrbay?
Muurrbay began in 1986, when Gumbaynggirr Elders, particularly Aunty Maggie Morris, joined together to revive their language with the support of linguist, Brother Steve Morelli. They accessed old recordings of the language, analysed its grammar and produced the first Gumbaynggirr dictionary-grammar.
Is Gumbaynggirr language endangered?
The Gumbaynggirr language, once threatened with extinction, finds a voice in modernity.
What does YAAM Gumbaynggirr jagun mean?
Yaam Gumbaynggirr Jagun The Mirlagalgi Clan and its descendants, represent the traditional custodians of the Northern Lowlands of Gumbaynggirr Jagun (country) where their deep connection to country is reflected in oral histories passed down during 4000 years of community, trade and ceremony at Red Rock.
What Aboriginal country is Coffs Harbour on?
The traditional owners of the Coffs Harbour region are the Gumbaynggirr people, who have occupied this land for thousands of years, forming one of the largest coastal Aboriginal Nations in New South Wales.
What Aboriginal land is Bellingen?
Bellingen and Urunga Museums The original inhabitants of Urunga and the Bellinger Valley were members of the Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal tribe.
Where is bundjalung country?
The Bundjalung Nation (also spelt Bandjalang, Banjalang, bunjulung, bunjalung or Badjelang) has become a general term for the whole language area stretching the far North East Coast of NSW and the Southern Eastern coast of Queensland.
What is the purpose of Muurrbay?
Muurrbay’s purpose is to support Aboriginal people, particularly Gumbaynggirr, in the revival and maintenance of their language and culture, and so strengthen their sense of identity, self esteem and links to country.
How do you say welcome in Aboriginal?
Wominjeka means Hello/Welcome in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of Kulin Nation – the traditional owners of Melbourne. Yumalundi means Hello in the Ngunnawal language.
What Aboriginal country is Nambucca Heads?
Gumbaynggirr people
Nambucca Heads is the current and historical homeland of the Gumbaynggirr people. Gumbaynggirr lands stretch from Pillar Valley, Tyndale, Grafton and Copmanhurst in the north, to Glen Innes, Guyra and Black Mountain to the west, and to Bowraville to the south.
What is the history of Gumbaynggirr?
Gumbaynggir is classified as one of the two Gumbaynggiric languages of the Pama–Nyungan family. In 1986 the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative was established by Gumbaynggirr elders to revive their language and hand it on. Language classes began in 1997, and by 2010 some several hundred people had some partial grasp…
What is Muurrbay in Gumbaynggir?
Muurrbay in Gumbaynggir means the white fig tree and plays an important part in the Gumbaynggir Yuludarla (Gumbaynggir Dreamings ). The Gumbaynggirr made sweets (bush lollies, called jaaning) by rolling tender shoots from the Acacia irrorata in the sap oozing from the tree.
Is the Gumbaynggirr language re-emerging?
When the original way of life of Gumbaynggirr people was all but destroyed much of the language was buried. However, through the determination of elders and supporters the Gumbaynggirr language is re-emerging.
Why did Dhanggati and Gumbaynggirr have the same language?
These spoke a language close to Gumbaynggirr. They also had the same family system as Gumbaynggirr so people would know for example who their cousins and possible marriage partners were in the other language group. Also having the same family system were the Dhanggati people to the south.
