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Game Revives Nyiyaparli Language for Future Generations

11/25/2025

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The Nyiyaparli Living Language Project has developed a game to preserve Nyiyaparli language, which has eight fluent speakers remaining.
In the game, players act as junior rangers at the Fortescue Marsh Nature Reserve, learning 90 Nyiyaparli words from community elders.
The project aims to engage youth through technology instead of traditional methods.
Kabo Muir, from the Goldfields region, is developing an app to teach science concepts in Ngalia.

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Story summary

The Nyiyaparli Living Language Project has developed a game to preserve Nyiyaparli language, which has eight fluent speakers remaining.
In the game, players act as junior rangers at the Fortescue Marsh Nature Reserve, learning 90 Nyiyaparli words from community elders.
The project aims to engage youth through technology instead of traditional methods.
Kabo Muir, from the Goldfields region, is developing an app to teach science concepts in Ngalia.