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Holding and practising Yolŋu concepts of märr and ŋayaŋu in Northern Australia

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper will reflect on experiences of sharing and learning Yolŋu dhäruk (words, utterances, language) of East Arnhem Land in university education programs and community-based research. In particular we will attend to the concepts of märr and ŋayaŋu — inner feelings that are expressed in how we behave and interact. We elaborate how märr and ŋayaŋu are held and practiced by the traditional owners of Yolŋu dhäruk . Enactment of märr and ŋayaŋu can invigorate distinct ways of being and knowing Yolŋu dhäruk and express care for people and places in celebrating intergenerational knowledge transfer.

Source: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

DOI: 10.1075/aral.25049.hay

Authors: Brenda Muthamuluwuy, Gawura Waṉambi, Emily Armstrong, Yasunori Hayashi

Institution: Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

Language: English

Topic: Australian Indigenous Culture and History

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7124246627

FWCI: 24.28

Cites: 7

Cited by: 1

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