Stories and sounds of home

Welcome to the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories website.

Kaya! We are happy to see you and share our language, stories and songs.

We work to reclaim Wirlomin stories and dialect, in support of the maintenance of Noongar language, and to share them with Noongar families and communities as part of a process to claim, control and enhance Wirlomin Noongar cultural heritage.

We have produced illustrated books in Noongar and English available via UWA Publishing.

On this site, you can listen to stories and songs, and take a look back at some of our workshops and activities.

We advise that this website contains names and photographs of deceased Aboriginal people. We do not wish to cause any distress to Aboriginal people who follow a specific cultural protocol regarding such names and images.

Stories

We have produced illustrated books in Noongar language available via UWA Publishing. We have returned these stories to Country and interviewed people connected to them.

Songs

We have developed contemporary interpretations of significant old songs from the south coast region of Western Australia between Esperance and Bremer Bay.

Word List

A list of all Noongar words used in the stories and songs on this site.

The Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated is an association with aims of reclaiming, supporting, promoting and maintaining Wirlomin Noongar cultural heritage.

The Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated is grateful for the generosity of the public to continue our work of preserving and promoting Wirlomin songs, language, and culture, for the benefit of current and future generations.

We are a registered charity.