Ngarribung
Our CultureAdded by First Languages Australia
Description Harold, Kevin and Wayne role play a scenario using typical Moree Aboriginal English.
List of Moree Aboriginal English:
ngarriga… silly
birray… boy
shook (or to shake)… steal/ stole
dimba… sheep
gungis… police
bugeri… telling lies
womba…mad, crazy
deadly… very good
buruma… dog
durri… cigarette
inside looking out… locked up/ in jail (including hand gesture of five fingers in front of face)
gubba… white person
wollung… money
Narabung… being shame
Gammin guli… tellin lies
Produced by Moree Aboriginal Art students
Producers: Elizabeth Munro, Harold J French, Kevin Cutmore, Lyiata Ballangarry, Wayne Weatherall
This video was originally contributed to the ABC Open Mother Tongue project, which invited Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share a story about their mother tongue.
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