Dhii (animals)
Please browse our resources for dhii (animals) in Gamilaraay GR, Yuwaalaraay YR, and Yuwaalayaay YY - or GYY if the words are in all three languages.
Resource sheets
Please download the resource sheets which list our materials as well as those made by others; some activities; and some cultural background/information:
- Dhii (animal/s) GR: Dhii-Animals_10-FEB-2022.pdf
- Dhinawan (emu/s) GYY: Dhinawan_10-FEB-22.pdf
Videos & songs
For videos of the pronunciation of animals in our Words of the Week, please see the animals playlist on YouTube.com/SpeakGamilaraay.
Here are two songs about animals:
"Many living things in the bush"
adapted from "Old MacDonald had a farm":
"Yalaguywaay (like this)"
Adapted by Hannah Golan Burnett from "Hot potato" by The Wiggles":
Here you can download posters of the six animals from the action song "Yalaguwaay:
Like this",
illustrated by Sharon (Dawnie) Wortley:
Animal-posters_GR.pdf
- bandaarr (kangaroo)
- dhigaraa (bird)
- dharri (frilled lizard)
- dhinawan (emu)
- guda (koala)
- guduu (cod)
Posters
Here are some other posters with artwork by various artists:
- bigibila (echidna): bigibila.pdf
- buruma (dog): buruma.pdf
- burrgiyan (cat): burrgiyan.pdf
- dhimba (sheep): dhimba.pdf
- dhuru (snake): dhuru.pdf
- gugurrgaagaa (kookaburra): gugurrgaagaa.pdf
- guya (fish): guya.pdf
- ngarraadhaan (bat): ngarraadhaan.pdf
Colouring in
- bilba (bilby) GYY: bilba.pdf
- bina guraarr GR, yurabirr YR YY(rabbit): yurabirr-YR-YY.pdf, bina-guraarr-GR.pdf
Lingo Bingo
Download here: Lingo-Bingo_Dhii-Animals_11_FEB_22.pdf
