honey spot - Sydney Opera House

STUDENT WORKSHEETNOONGAR LANGUAGEHoney Spot is set in a National Park near a country town in Western Australia.The Aboriginal language used in the play, usually called Noongar, literallymeans ‘man’ but has become a general term for Aboriginality in the SouthWest of Western Australia.Through the Aboriginal words that the characters use in the play, theaudience gains information about the birds, animals and trees in the area. Inthe play language is an important part of the way that we learn about thesetting. Over 70 different Noongar word are featured in Honey Spot and onthe next page is a table, which shows some of them.ACTIVITY ONE: Speaking LanguageAs a group, say the Aboriginal words in the table. (Tips for pronunciation arefeatured below)ACTIVITY TWO: Cut, Paste & Draw‣ Choose 5 of the Noongar words shown in the table.‣ Cut them out and paste them onto a large sheet of paper‣ Draw an image next to the Aboriginal word to show what it means.‣ Display your work in the classroom.Tips for Pronouncing Aboriginal Languages Stress for most Australian languages is usually on the first syllable The letters t, p, & k, sound more like d, b & g a is as in father u as in put i as in hid ng “ as in singer tj has more of a dy sound ny is as ni in onion ly as lli in millionFor more information on Aboriginal Languages, visit the Central Land Council website:www.clc.org.au/articles/info/aboriginal-languages