Yolŋu Matha, meaning "the Yolŋu tongue", is a linguistic family that includes the languages of the Yolŋu clans, who are Aboriginal peoples of northeast Arnhem Land in northern Australia.
A bilingual sign in both English and Yolŋu Matha warning about crocodiles in Yirrkala, Northern Territory
The Yolŋu or Yolngu are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolŋu means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The ter
Yolŋu languages
…Yolŋu Matha (IPA: ), meaning "the Yolŋu tongue", is a linguistic family that includes the languages of the Yolŋu clans, who are Aboriginal peoples of northeast Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The family of languages includes the Dhangu-Djangu; Nhangu; Dhuwal…
Graves of the Japanese trepangers killed in the Caledon Bay crisis
Galarrwuy Yunupingu in 1977
Yolŋu use hollow logs in traditional burial rituals. They are also an important "canvas" for their art, Aboriginal Memorial, NGA
The $1 note featuring David Malangi's art