[RNLD] New free Yolŋu Matha - Plain English Dictionary of Anatomy App launches

[Salome Harris]

Yow bukmak! (Hi everyone!)

Ŋäku dhäwu mala rumbalpuy Yolŋukurr! (Listen to stories of the body in Yolŋu-matha!)

ARDS is pleased to announce that ARDS Aboriginal Corporation’s new multi-lingual anatomy app, Rumbalpuy Dhäwu, is now available for download at your favorite app store. (Search for “Rumbalpuy Dhawu” at Google Play or the App Store). It is also available via web browser at api.ards.com.au/app/.

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Covering four different languages; Dhuwal (Djambarrpuyŋu), Dhaŋu (Gälpu), Dhuwala (Gumatj) and Plain English, the Rumbalpuy Dhäwu Dictionary of Anatomy app features:


·         Over 200 entries

·         Audio recordings in three languages: Dhuwal, Dhuwala and Dhaŋu

·         Text definitions in Plain English, Dhuwal, Dhuwala and Dhaŋu

·         Over 140 pictures

·         Password-protected men's health and women's health sections

·         Browsable picture-search capability

·         Alphabetical list and category finder

·         Predictive text search.
The Plain English content also makes this information accessible to people from other non-English-speaking backgrounds.

Rumbalpuy Dhäwu can be used by medical professionals, interpreters, patients, and friends of those trying to understand and access mainstream health care. The audio content enables health professionals to play entries to their patients in their patients' first languages, and the picture-search capability makes the content more easily accessible to those Yolŋu-matha speakers who don't read in their languages.

The app is designed to enable the addition of new and revised entries as they are completed, and to incorporate changes following user feedback.

The app runs on Apple iOS and Android mobile phones, as well as on Mac and PC via an internet browser.


ARDS hopes that the open source code will enable other future work of this kind. The app was built using Apache Cordova and the code provides the framework for the app. It is available here: https://github.com/sarahbock/Rumbalpuy-Dhawu. This code on GitHub is not connected to any data so some technical knowledge will be required to adapt the framework for other purposes.

We are eager for feedback, especially about any bugs and desired new content, so please send any feedback to feedback at ards.com.au<mailto:feedback at ards.com.au>.

Ma’, gatju na! Nhäŋu gi! (Ok, go for it! Have a look!)
Salome and the Rumbalpuy Dhäwu team

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Salome Harris | Linguist
ARDS Aboriginal Corporation
e salome.harris at ards.com.au<mailto:salome.harris at ards.com.au>
64 Winnellie Rd, NT 0820
p (08) 8984 4174
PO Box 36921
f  (08) 8984 4192
Winnellie NT 0821
ards.com.au



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