Yawarawarka

Ya-wah-ra-waa-ka

Patji dritji, 'good day' in Yawarrawarrka a language of Far Western Queensland. The Yawarrawarrka language includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Regional Council as well as the Outback Communities Authority of South Australia.

Yawarawarka country
Language

Words to know

Patji dritjigood day
Boomerangtjada
Countrypadla
Fishkuyu
Humpy/hutpunga
Laughtjingka
About the Yawarawarka People

The Yawarawarka people Patji dritji, 'good day' in Yawarrawarrka a language of Far Western Queensland. The Yawarrawarrka language includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Regional Council as well as the Outback Communities Authority of South Australia.

Alternative Spellings
JauraworkaJawarawarka. This is considered a dialect of YandruwandhaYawarawargaYawarawarka

Made with love in Meanjin

Always will be is a privately run, Aboriginal owned and led project that aims to improve the connection people feel to country and the understanding people have about Aboriginal and Torres Strait cultures, history and people.