Wembawemba

Wemba Wemba – Welcome Resources

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Location: NSW/VIC

Some Alternative Names/Spellings:

Wamba Wamba, Wembawemba, Wambawamba, Womba, Weumba, Waamba, Yambayamba, Yamba, Wiembar, Wamba wamba, Yamba yamba
(*Source – Austlang Database: D1: Wemba Wemba | AIATSIS Collection)

Welcome to the Coota Girls Family Hub page for Wemba Wemba language resources. Here you will find a selection of links to some Wemba Wemba language resources, including videos, a children’s book for purchase, and a language dictionary.

We hope there is something here for you on your language journey!

Text Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author	Date	Link
Coulouringap Book	Childrens book	A colouring-in and activity book of animals, using multiple Koorie languages from across Victoria, including Wemba Wemba. People inolved in the creation of the book include Aunty Stephanie Charles, Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir, Uncle Lockie Eckles, Aunty Lee Healey, Aunty Merle Miller, Terri-Lee Fitzpatrick, Brooke Wandin, Kobe Atkinson and Stephanie Tashkoff.	Victorian Aboriginal Education Association inc (VAEAi) / Deadly Story	2020
Kawir & Kuthun	Childrens book	Kawir & Kuthun – Emu (pronounced ‘kah-wiir) & Brolga (pronounced kuud-uun’) – is the first Wamba Wamba / Wemba Wemba langauge book, published by the Deniliquin community as part of the 2018 Deniliquin Indigenous Language Project.	Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre and Deniliquin Community	2018

Audio Visual Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author	Date	Link
Koorie Culture Map	Video	Koorie Culture Map is an interative map that shares videos and animations that share important stories connected to Country. Wamba Wamba elder Uncle Ron Murray features in the videos, telling stories of Wamba Wamba country. Koorie Culture Map is a collaborative project between Koorie Communities (Wamba Wamba community, Jaara community, Bangerang community), Koorie Heritage Trust, and SharingStories Foundation.	Wamba Wamba community, Jaara community, Bangerang community, Koorie Heritage Trust, and SharingStories Foundation.	2020

Web Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author
D1: Wemba Wemba	Database	Austlang is a language database managed by AIATSIS which contains limited information on Wemba Wemba language, including alternative spellings of Wemba Wemba, links to external sources and catalogues, and the Wemba Wemba Austlang language code.	Austlang
Sharing Stories Foundation – Wamba Wamba	Website	Sharing Stories Foundation website showcases mulitple community’s stories and projects as web based content. The Wamba Wamba community page lists the current projects, including The Koorie Culture Map and The Wamba Wamba Storybook to be released in 2022.	Sharing Stories Foundation
Wurrekangurr	Dictionary	Wamba Wamba / Wemba Wemba Language Resource Website, established by the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre, includes a dictionary with audio examples and multiple language resource documents for download.	Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre	Website	Website of the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre, a Traditional Owner organisation based in Deniliquin, NSW, who support the preservation of Wamba Wamba and Perrepa Perrepa traditional owner knowledge. The Yarkuwa website contains information on the Deniliquin Indigenous Language Project, and links to WURREKANGURR (we all speak) Wamba Wamba / Wemba Wemba language resource website.	Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre

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