Pinarra Aku - 8CCC Radio

‘Pinarra Aku’ is a children’s language radio show, teaching Warumungu language.

Created by former Barkly Regional Arts Artistic Director, Kathy Burns, whom co-hosts the show with Rosemary Plummer, the show has been created to educate and keep language alive.

The show is made up of songs written and performed by young people in the Barkly, dreamtime stories, stories written by local people, language lessons and games. The aim is to make learning language fun and simple.

Pinarra Aku has been developed to engage primary school aged children, with the hope that schools will listen as a helping tool to incorporate culture and language into the classroom.

The show also features a mascot, called Pinangkarl who is a White Cock-a-too that helps the children say the language words. Tennant Creek children are familiar with the White Cock-a-too, as hundreds fill the Tennant Creek sky so it is an appropriate mascot for the show. The word ‘Pinangkarl’ means: clever, bright.

A PDF ‘Education Guide’ has been created for each episode, which can be downloaded below to follow along with the show. It contains language words, transcriptions of stories and activities to keep young people engaged throughout the show.

Broadcasting Sundays 7-8am on 8CCC 102.1FM.

Pinarra Aku is a Barkly Regional Arts program and has been created for 8CCC Community Radio. The program is funded through the Community Broadcast Foundation.

Rosemary Plummer

Rosemary Plummer is a Warumungu custodian, educator and translator. Rosemary is passionate about sharing language and culture, especially with the young people of Tennant Creek and its surrounding area.