This is the illusionist in which I, Helen Zoltzman, tap languages knees with a little hammer.

In the sub-sode we're talking about the first nation's languages of Australia, of which

there were a lot.

Then there were not.

English language, the problematic wave, strikes again.

Some of the languages have been wiped out.

Some have only a handful of speakers left.

But some are in a healthier state.

Note violence and genocide.

On with the show.

Yama, Rudy Brahma Ngaya, Gamilare Ngaya Inar.

So hi, I'm Rudy Brahma and I'm a Gamilare woman.

I'm a Murray woman from Gamilare Country.

I grew up in Sydney.

I speak a little bit of Gamilare, which is my language, although not as much as I'd like.

And a lot of my words are things I learn as a kid, so they're not for polite company.

Interesting.

Tell me more.

My mum has these stories about when my brother and I were really small, if people outside

of our family, baby, they would be really confused when we would ask for Ngamu because

we're meaning breast milk, Ngamu means boob.

And so I'm hungry and I don't know what that is.

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