Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre

Alphabets

Alphabet Charts

Click here to download alphabet charts. Large sized charts are available for purchase from the Language Centre for $40 each. See the online shop for these charts.

Audio recordings for each word on the alphabet chart are available online here. Scroll down below the downloadable alphabet charts to find the audios.

Cundeelee Wangka

Kuwarra

Kaalamaya

Maduwongga

Manytilytjarra

Ngadju

Ngalia

Mirniny

Pitjantjatjarra

Ngaanyatjarra

Pintupi

Tjupan

Wangkatja

Warlpiri

Yankuntjatjarra

Click the words to hear an audio of each word in the alphabet chart.

Kaalamaya  jina, jinkamula, jirlkamata, julyku, kapi, kaprurn, kartarr, kata, kumpuny, kurrkurn, kuul, mara, mayi, miil, mula, nanpa, ngarnku, ngurany, punku, thaa, thalanj, tumpari, wiyarl, yalintharra

Cundeelee Wangka impu, kaarnka, kapi, kuka, lirru, mara, marlu, nani, ngalya, ngukurn, nyina, parna, purnu, runkarnu, tari, tjamu, tjitji, warta, waru, wiika, wirra, yapu, yuu.

Pitjantjatjarra apu, ini, kaarnka, karlaya, kuka, langka, mara, mirrka, mulya, ngurra, ninu, nyii-nyii, nyirtayira, nyuntu, papa, purnu, tili, tjuni, urru, waru, wati, yurnpa, yuu

Mirniny    kari, katji, maka, marna, maturu, mirniny, murti, ngalti, ngamu, ngii, nyina, pala, parrku, paru, pinti, puuna, tjaalany, tjilarra, walyi, wanya, warni, yatu, yurlku.

Maduwongga  jina, kaparli, kuka, lirru, lunku, marlu, mayi, milyi-milyi, minyma, murti, nangata, ngalya, pirni, purlka, purni, ruukuli, tanti, tari, tjaa, tju-tju, waru, wipu, yaril, yiiku.

Ngadju   jina, karla, kata, kutharra, mara, marlpa, marlu, mijal, minya, mula, murti, nalari, ngarta, ngartu, ngiinya, parna, puyu, tumpari, waajika, walyi, wanya, wanyarr, yarta, yuulurti.

Kuwarra  kaarnka, kapi, karla, kuka, kuurnthula, lalypu, lirru, mulkurtu, narrka, ngampu, nguri, nyinyji, parna, pirti, purni, runkala, tari, thaa, thamu, thiina, tjuni, wangu, wirra, yapu

Tjupan  ini, jamu, jiipu, kaarnka, kapi, karu, kuka, lirru, mara, marlu, marna, nani, ngalya, ngampu, nyina, parna, pina, tari, warta, waru, wikirri, yapu, yuu.

Ngaanyatjarra   arlkara, kaarnka, kapi, karli, kata, lirru, marnkurrpa, mirrka, mulya, nani, ngampu,  nuupalya, nyarlpi, nyii-nyii, papa, ruurrpa, tirnka, tjitji, warntu, warta, waru, wati, yini

Wangkatja   ama, kaarnka, kapi, lirri, mara, marlu, mirrka, mulya, murti, nani, nganurti, ngurra, nyii-nyii, nyiku, parna, pina, purli, tari, tjitji, wantji, wuurla, yalykarnu, yukiri.

Martu Wangka  jina, kaarnka, kapi, karlaya, kurturtu, lunki, mirrka, mulya, murtilya, nampa, ngarrka, ngurra, nyuntu, puwa, riingu, ruka-ruka, ruupu, tampa, waru, wuukarta, yapu, yukuri, yularni.

Yankunytjatjarra   apu, ini, kaarnka, karlaya, kuka, langka, mara, mirrka, mulya, nanytju, nyii-nyii, nyirtayira, nyuntu, papa, purnu, tarrka, tjalku, ula, waru, wati, yuru, yuu 

Pintupi kaarnka, karlaya, kartalpa, kartiri, kata, lala, marlu, milpinpa, nama, ngarnurti, ngurra, nyiku, parna, runyu, tarrka, tii, tiwirrpa, tjaa, wakari, wulkumanu, yangkuru, yilyka, yuu

Warlpiri  jajaja, jarntu, jinta, karlaya, kuyu, laja, lirra, marlu, mulya, naanja, ngipiri, nini, nyinarntu, papingi, parltu, puurn, rangkarrpa, rduku-rduku, tika, wati, wiirlpa, yarti, yuka, yuurnpa

Manytjilytjarra   jaa, junta, karla, karlkurla, kutjarra, lirri, mankurr, milji, mirrka, mulya, murnijilka, murti, nani, ngarnkurr, nyanka, pina, pulku, tarka, tjantji, tjiil-tjiil, wirtapi, wuukartu, yangangu, yukuri

Alphabet Letters

Here are letters of the alphabet that may be printed out for families to use at home, for use in schools and other educational programs. Permission is given for printing and use by families and for educational purposes. Any other use, contact GALCAC.

These alphabet letters are available at GALCAC as a set of stickers. See the online shop for these sticker sets.

This alphabet is used by most of the languages of the Goldfields region. Some words may not be found in certain languages and are used as examples only. However most of these words are universal to the Goldfields languages.

The j – tj – th chart covers the 3 dental sounds that are found in languages of the region. Find out which letters your language uses and use that one.

Click on each letter to view the alphabet letter poster:

a – aa
i – ii
j – tj – th
k
l – ly
m
n
ng
ny
p
r – rr
rl
rn
rt
t
u – uu
w
y

Alphabet Films

Click on the letters to see a short film about the sounds associated with that letter.

These films are being made 2022-23 so come back for more films, if there is not one already!

a – aa
i – ii
jtj – th
k
lly
m
n
ng
ny
p
rrr
rl
rn
rt
t
u – uu
w
y

Alphabets