{"id":32024,"date":"2026-08-21T16:18:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=32024"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:18:09","slug":"new-language-now-what-learn-noongar-words-with-bianca-and-musa","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/new-language-now-what-learn-noongar-words-with-bianca-and-musa\/","title":{"rendered":"New Language, Now What? Learn Noongar words with Bianca and Musa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading time: 1 minute<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know English is not Australia\u2019s only language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the latest episode of <em>I\u2019m at Curtin, Now What?<\/em>, Musa meets Curtin student Bianca at the Yarning Circle to learn beginner Noongar words every student should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they explore the meaning behind words you may hear around Curtin and across Boorloo\/Perth, including words connected to place, Country, community and home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Language, Now What? | LEARNING NOONGAR LANGUAGE AT CURTIN | IACNW S3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RVVFD8b-yqU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The episode is a friendly starting point for students who want to better understand the language and Country they are studying on. 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