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Puppets, animation and song breathe new life into endangered language

14 October 2020
Culture and Capability
An animated image of 3 dugongs swimming amongst sea grasses. Above them are the words: Girrbathi thaluun maarilil. Dugong swimming in the sea.

'Thudaan Diini', or 'Red Road' in the Guugu Yimithirr language, is an innovative series of videos that is captivating children and families of the Guugu Yimithirr speech community.

'Thudaan Diini', or 'Red Road' in the Guugu Yimithirr language, is an innovative series created by the Pama Language Centre, funded through the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.

It is a beautifully filmed language immersion YouTube series that is captivating children and families of the Guugu Yimithirr speech community, with its high quality language recordings, memorable characters and fun text.

It is also supporting Guugu Yimithirr language literacy and oracy.

Find out more

Enjoy the full series at Thudaan Diini with English Subtitles.

For more information see, Puppets, animation and song breathe new life into endangered language.