Birrajakoo: Bush Plants of Nyikina Country, Western Australia CD

To the Nyikina people of the West Kimbrley, Western Australia, their country abounds in plants that meet their every need. Whether it be nutritious food, treating skin disorders and ailments such as pain or arthritis, making milk supplements for babies or stunning fish for an easy harvest, the Nyikina people know how to employ the natural resources of their surrounding environment. This introduction to Nyikina plant use contains the English and Scientific names of over 40 plants as well as their Nyikina names and a brief description of a use for each plant. You can learn to say the names by repeating them after a senior speaker of the language. Your purchase of this CD will assist in the preservation of the Nyikina language by Nyikina people.