Yän-nhaŋu
Scripture Resources
This Yän-nhaŋu selection was completed and consultant checked at a multi-language workshop in Darwin in 2024.
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General Language Information:
Nhangu (Yan-nhaŋu)
Nhangu is part of the Yolŋu Matha branch of the Pama-Nyungan language family. It is spoken by the Yan-nhaŋu people in the Crocodile Islands off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia, mainly in the Maningrida and Milingimbi communities. The language is also known as Nhaŋu, Nangu, Yanangu, Jarnango or Yan-nhaŋu. Varieties of Nhangu include Gamalaŋga, Gorryindi, Mäḻarra, Bindarra, Ngurruwulu and Walamangu
Proverbs 3:5: Nhunu gurrku märr-yirrpaṉ yini nhan’kara Gunharrkuḻigara buḻaŋgitjyuma. Rulka nhunu gurrku märr-yirrpaṉ yini nhuŋ’kubi, rulka nhunu marŋgi bukmakku waḻimagu waḻimagu.