More at http://ab.co/2g0qxtx How do you say ‘thank you’ in Bundjalung? In the languages of eastern Australia it’s rare to find words that are like salutations or small talk – because Aboriginal people had no use for them.
Evelyn Araluen is a student of the Bundjalung language spoken in far northern New South Wales. She shares some words including terms that have dual meaning – describing the branch of a tree and the wing of a bird, as well as a limb and the junction of two rivers.
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