WUMINDJIKA NGUL-NGANHINHU!
Welcome to our language!
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This website is dedicated to Bunurong language, sometimes also called Boonwurrung, Boon Wurrung, or Bunwurrung. It is a gateway for all peoples to learn about our language.
Bunurong is the language of Bunurong Country. It is the sacred language of our Ancestors. Walk softly on Country, and listen carefully to ngul: our voices, our words, our language.
Biik-nganhinhu
Our Country
Bunurong Biik (Bunurong Country) holds us from the north bank of Wirribi Yaluk (Werribee River) in the west to the south bank of the Yarra River, right around the coast of Naarm (Port Phillip Bay), through Munmurr (Point Nepean) to Wurnmarrinh (Westernport Bay), east to Warragul and to Wamum (Wilsons Promontory) at the southern tip, where the Land Bridge once joined us to Lutruwita (Tasmania).
Find out more!
The history of Bunurong peoples and Bunurong language, how we are reawakening our language, FAQs, and how you can get involved.
Bunurong spelling and pronunciation, some common words anybody can use, requests for naming in Bunurong language.
The team behind this project.
A dictionary for Bunurong language (currently accessible only to Bunurong peoples).
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Our supporters
Our allies and friends in our language journey
