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 with Wirlomin stories, songs and dialect and share them with Noongar families and communities as part of supporting the maintenance of Noongar language and, in particular, to reclaim, 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 in Noongar and English, and take a look 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 and Songs

Our illustrated books in Noongar language are available via UWA Publishing. We have returned some of these stories to Country and also developed contemporary interpretations of significant old songs from the south coast region of Western Australia between Esperance and Cape Riche.

Word List

We have 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.