Boorloo (Nyoongar name for Perth) community radio station RTRFM have marked the start of National Reconciliation Week 2025 with Kalyakoorl Waangkaniny, a new podcast exploring the foundations of Nyoongar language through bite-sized language lessons.

Hosts Kelsi Forrest andDylan Collard (pictured above) take you through greetings, pronouns, family, animals and much more each episode to connect you with Nyoongar boodjar.

Kalyakoorl Waangkaniny means speaking forever and that’s what they hope to do with the Nyoongar language, which stands as a testament to First Nations resilience and strength despite colonisation.

The first episode Kaya, kaya, kaya is out now and an introduction to greeting people in Nyoongar.

Dylan said:

“I hope listeners enjoy this podcast, the start of what I hope is a long journey of sharing our beautiful language.”

Kelsi added:

“I have really enjoyed this experience of recording and sharing our Nyoongar language. I hope this podcast gives people the confidence to learn and speak Nyoongar. Practice makes perfect and we all have to start somewhere!”

Episode details:

Episode One: Kaya, kaya, kaya! – Greetings in Nyoongar.

Episode Two: Ngiyan baal? – Pronouns.

Episode Three: Noonook moorditj? – All about feelings.

Episode Four: Moort – Who is your mob?

Episode Five: Djert – Birds of Nyoongar boodjar.

Episode Six: Boorn – Trees

Episode Seven: Naatj noonook warniny? What are you doing?

Episode Eight: Boodjar – Exploring our land.

BONUS Episode Nine: Distinguished artists and Nyoongar language revivalists Kylie and Clint Bracknell speak with Dylan Collard about vitalising Nyoongar language, the power of Nyoongar song and their groundbreaking work Hecate; the first translation of Shakespeare into Nyoongar language.

Kalyakoorl Waangkaniny is available on iTunes, Spotify and RTRFM. Script production is by Boomerang and Spear with executive producer Danielle Raffaele. Artwork by Ruben Yorkshire with music by Maatakitj.