Five things that make Yugambeh a special and unique language, with puzzles that show how its grammar works compared with English.
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What students do
- Explore five features of Yugambeh grammar
- Solve puzzles comparing Yugambeh with English
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 8 to 10
- Learning areas
- LanguagesEnglish
- A_TSIC1Diverse languages and cultural expressions, and the right to maintain and control themCulture
- A_TSIC2Unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doingCulture
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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