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The Buyungurra who didn't listen

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The Buyungurra who didn't listen

SUBJECTS:  English, Languages

YEARS:  F–2, 3–4, 5–6


Listen as Bianca McNeair shares the story of "The Buyungurra who didn't listen".

This is a traditional story that Bianca's mother told her when she was growing up.

Bianca uses words from the Malgana language, which is spoken in the area around Shark Bay in Western Australia.


Acknowledgements

With thanks to Bianca McNeair, Nykita McNeair, Chris Lewis, the Irra Wangga Language Centre and Rosie Sitorus.


Date of broadcast: 16 Jan 2015


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