Dieri Yawarra

There is a plant called yawa in Dieri that is referred to in English as 'wild onion' or 'bush onion'. This podcast describes how Dieri people dig for yawa and prepare them to eat. Some vocabulary about this is presented. You can read the blog and see the pictures mentioned at https://dieriyawarra.wordpress.com/2022/12/20/word-of-the-day-yawa/

Dieri people traditionally cooked food in earth ovens using clay balls (called tyaputyapu in Dieri) as heat retainers. In December on a trip to Killalpaninna in Dieri country, Michelle Warren and her daughter and niece revived this method of cooking and cooked some lovely damper.

Introduction to the name of the Dieri language blog and how to say "How are you?" in Dieri.

This episode describes how pirra (in English 'coolamon') are made out of the bark of trees. You will learn some simple Diyari words on this topic. The blog post for this podcast is at https://dieriyawarra.wordpress.com/2022/12/22/pirra-ya-pityi/

This lesson discusses how to greet someone you do not know. You can follow along by reading the blog post at https://dieriyawarra.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/saying-hello-in-diyari/