Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre

My First Alphabet Book

These beautiful full-colour first alphabet books are available in 15 of the  languages found in the Goldfields region.

They can be purchased  from the online shop or at the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre in Boulder, WA. Or by phoning the Language Centre on (08)9021 3788. 

Each book is $10 or the full set of 15 is available at the discounted price of $135.

These books are great for the home, classroom, office or anywhere else people would like to learn and use a few keys words from the languages!

The alphabet books match the alphabet charts

Great teaching and learning resources!

Click below, on the language name to see the books in the online shop.

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

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