Language Overview

It’s important that we continue to revitalise our language for all Yuin People. Language differs based on where you are on the Far South East Coast. It is living, breathing and connects people to Yuin Country.

Language, its connection to place and the way it changes.

We were punished for speaking in language.
Patricia Ellis OAM from Moruya
Patricia Ellis OAM from Moruya

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Different Kinds of Language

Different Kinds of Language

Patricia Ellis OAM talks about the different kinds of communication Aboriginal people used traditionally....

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Dhurga Language

Dhurga Language

Patricia Ellis OAM talks about the Dhurga Language, its reawakening and the way it is being taught today....

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Language Revival

Language Revival

Lynne Thomas talks about language revival, what it means to her and why language is so important....

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Different Kinds of Language

Patricia Ellis talks about the different kinds of communication Aboriginal people used traditionally.

Patricia Ellis talks about different kinds of language.

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we plan to keep improving and updating this website so that it can include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families. We, the Yuin DKP Project Working Group, understand that language is living, and acknowledge that different spellings have been used throughout history. For this project, we've agreed to use the language spellings Dhurga, Djiringandj, and Dhawa. We invite the Yuin and wider community to explore and learn from this Digital Keeping Place.