Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu word for ‘fire’ and explains how the pronunciation of the language has shifted over time.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Will Blackley is part of a team of people working to revitalise Kalkatungu language in north-west Queensland. He's also our language legend on Word Up this month. Will shares the Kalkatungu name of a familiar constellation.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This month, Christine Anu has been sharing some of her maternal grandfather’s language – Kala Kawa Ya. For her final time on Word Up, Christine shares a word she learned recently after her Uncle Michael Jenson Warusam-Waigana heard her on the radio.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Christine Anu has been sharing some of her maternal grandfather’s language, Kala Kawa Ya. She's explained the significance of the 'waku' (a woven mat), and shared a word that means to roll out. This week, Christine shares a word that means to fold or roll up.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Christine Anu shares a Kala Kawa Ya word that means to roll out a woven mat.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Singer-songwriter Christine Anu shares the Kala Kawa Ya name for a woven mat: waku.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Christine Anu is a prolific Australian music icon. This month she's sharing some of her mother's language Kala Kawa Ya from the north-west region of the Torres Strait. Her first word is a welcoming word: sew ngapa.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Henry is a community broadcaster who lives and works on Nyul Nyul Country, in the Dampier Peninsula near Beagle Bay. Today, Henry is sharing a word in honour of his dad.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster from Nyul Nyul Country, located on the Dampier Peninsula at Beagle Bay. Today, he shares the Nyul Nyul word for Country.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster based in Beagle Bay. To kick off his stint on Word Up, Henry shares a Nyul Nyul word meaning 'I' or 'me', and explains how he came to learn Nyul Nyul.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Join Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour in the Sydney area where they're working to strengthen the Dharug language. For their final time on Word Up, they share some different ways to farewell someone Dharug Country.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour share the Dharug word for Country, camp or nest.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Until recently, Dharug was considered a sleeping language, but grassroots activists like Corina Norman and Jasmine Seymour have set about having the language taught in schools. Today, they share a Dharug word which means ‘to look’ and discuss the different ways you might use that word.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Today Corina Norman and Jasmine Seymour share a Dharug word that can be used to scold, or to show love.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head to Dharug Country in the Sydney area to meet Corina Norman and Jasmine Seymour. They share a Dharug greeting.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Word Up takes you back Ngemba Country in Far West NSW to meet Phil Sullivan who shares the word he uses to describe his home as well as some thoughts on recognising each other's humanity.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Phil Sullivan is a Ngemba man from Bourke, and our language legend for this month. He explains the link between language and identity, and share a word he uses to address multiple people at once.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Phil Sullivan explains how he became an Aboriginal heritage officer for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and shares a Ngemba word he uses to greet people.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Phil Sullivan is our language legend this month. Phil was an Aboriginal heritage offer with the National Parks and Wildlife service for almost three decades. And he’s still doing repatriation and language revitalisation work in his community of Bourke, on Ngemba land. Today, Phil is sharing a Ngemba word he might use to welcome you to his Country.…

Join Desert Stars frontman Jay Minning in Tjunjunjana on Spinifex Country for the final time. Today, Jay is sharing a Pitjantjatjara word with a dual meaning.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jay Minning is the frontman of the country's most remote rock band - the Desert Stars. Today, he shares a Pitjantjatjara word you might use when things don't go to plan.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This week, language legend Jay Minning shares a Pitjantjatjara word that helps keep him grounded.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jay Minning isn’t just the lead singer of Desert Stars, he’s also a passionate advocate of his language — Pitjantjara. For Word Up, Jay takes you to his Country and shares a word that makes him feel good.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Che Kelly is a Miriwoong man and he’s been Word Up's language legend for the past month, sharing his knowledge and his passion for his language. But what you probably don’t know about Che is that he’s got spectacular hair. So that’s Mirriwoong word he’s sharing this week: 'hair'.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Che is our language legend on Awaye this month. He’s been learning and teaching Miriwoong at his local language centre in Kununurra - Mirima Dawang Woorlab-Gerring. This week, Che explains why he loves rainbows.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Che Kelly is our language legend this month. He's learning and teaching Miriwoong at Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring - the —local language centre in Kununurra. Last week, Che asked you to look up to the skies. This week, he wants you to look straight down at your feet.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Che Kelly in Kununarra is our language legend this month. He's learning and teaching Mirriwong at his local language centre Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Last week, Che told you a little about his nan and shared the Miriwoong word that means ‘to look around’. Now he’s sharing a different Miriwoong word: one that’ll lift your eyes to the skies.…

Chey Kelly is a Mirriwong man from Kununarra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. There he's been learning and teaching his language, as part of a language nest at Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring. For Word Up this week, Chey introduces you to his Country and shares a commonly used word.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tamara Pearson is a choreographer, artist and mentor from Hope Vale in far north Queensland. For the past three weeks, she’s shared Guugu Yimithirr words we can imagine as three legs of a stool. Today, she explains how her previous words bama, guugu and bubu relate to each other, as well as share a word that means ‘to reciprocate’.…

Tamara Pearson is a choreographer and mentor from Hope Vale in far north Queensland, and our language legend this month. For the past couple of weeks, she’s been sharing Guugu Yimithirr words that connect to each other: the words for people and language. Today, she’s sharing her third word – a word meaning ‘land’.…

Tamara Pearson is an artist, choreographer and mentor from Hope Vale on Guugu Yimithirr Country in far north Queensland. She explains how she uses dance to teach language, and why it’s important to tell stories through movement.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tamara Pearson is an artist, choreographer and mentor from Hope Vale on Guugu Yimithirr Country in far north Queensland. As well as running a dance company, Sacred Creations Dance, Tamara has been working with the local language centre to keep Guugu Yimidhirr language strong. Today, she’s sharing the word for ‘people’.…

Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is an educator, a writer and an important voice for Yolngu in north-east Arnhem Land. She's sharing a word she likes to teach her students at Yirrkala School.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is an educator, a writer and an important voice for Yolngu in north-east Arnhem Land. Merrki has chosen a word that means 'two waters coming together'. For her, the word holds a deeper meaning.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

You'll head to Yirrkala in north east Arnhem Land with Merrki Gunabarr-Stubbs. This week, she shares a Yolngu Matha word that's like a gift.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is an educator, a writer and an important voice for Yolngu in north-east Arnhem Land. For Word Up, Merrki shares a word with a motivating message.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is an educator, a writer and an important voice for Yolngu in north-east Arnhem Land. For Word Up Merrki takes has chosen a word that literally means footprint in Yolngu Matha but it explains the connection Yolngu have to their Country.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This week Wimiya Woodley shares the Yindjibarndi word for ‘country’.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Wimiya Woodley shares the Yindjibarndi word for his totem - the echidna.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Yindjibarndi actor and dancer Wimiya Woodley is our language champion this month. This week, Wimiya is sharing the name of an important Elder from his community.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Yindjibarndi Country is in the Pilbara region of Western Austrlia. Dancer and actor Wimiya Woodley is a Yindjibarndi man and our language champion for November. To kick things off, Wimiya shares a word connected to the Yindjibardi concept of sharing.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ICTV journalist and translator Damien Williams shares a Western Arrernte word with a German influence.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Western Arrernte man Damien Williams is an ICTV journalist and language worker. This week, he shares where he lives, and the western Arrernte word for 'home'.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Arrernte man Damien Williams is a journalist and language worker at Indigenous Community Television. In his role at ICTV, Damien uses his language skills to bring the news of the day to his community. This month Damien will share his language skills and knowledge with Word Up.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Trinity Clarke shares an eastern Kuku Yalanji word that means 'leaf'.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Trinity Clarke shares a word from the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji that means ‘heart sore’.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Trinity Clarke shares a word that means 'your spirit, your essence' as well as 'to like' and 'to love' in the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This week Trinity Clarke shares a word that means 'to know', 'to teach' and 'to learn' in the eastern dialect of Kuku Yalanji.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Trinity Clarke is a Young Language Chamption with First Languages Australia, and Word Up''s language legend this month. This week she explains that the Kuku Yalanji word that means 'to speak', or 'language of a place' is shared across several neighbouring language groups.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation