Language on this site · internal
The proposed names, and where each one stands.
Yarta wants its products carried by First Nations words for what they measure: the score, the report, land, rain, trees, today and what happens next. A word goes on the public site only after the custodians of its language confirm the word, its meaning and this use, in writing. Until then the public site keeps the English labels and the names show in preview only.
01 · The words
Eleven words, three languages, five that check out so far.
The check column is against the published dictionaries, not a substitute for the custodians. A match means the word and meaning appear in the dictionary as given. "Not found" means it doesn't, which may be a spelling, a dialect, or a different source. The words came to Yarta as a list; the source of the list needs to be recorded before anyone is asked to confirm it.
Confirmed for public use: 0 of 0
| Word | Given as | Language | Dictionary check | Proposed use | Status |
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02 · Getting it right
How a word gets onto the site.
1 · One language, or say which
The list mixes Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay, Wiradjuri and Kaurna. Each is a different nation's language. Either choose one language for the product, or say plainly on the site which word comes from which language and why.
2 · Record the source
Who gave Yarta each word, when, and in what context. A word from an Elder or a language centre is confirmed with them. A word taken from a website or a list is not a source.
3 · Ask the custodians, and pay for their time
Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay and Wiradjuri words go to the relevant language centre or Aboriginal Language Advisory group; Kaurna names go through Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi. Ask for the spelling, the meaning, whether the word may be used commercially, and how they want to be credited.
4 · Written permission on file
Permission is written, names the words and the use (a product name on a public website and in reports), and is kept with the trade mark file. Yindyamarra's permission is held for the Yindyamarra draft; it needs to say it covers this site too.
5 · Credit on the site
Each word is credited on this page and in the footer in the form the custodians choose, with the language named. No word is presented as a Yarta invention.
6 · No imitation art
Words are the language of a nation, not a style. The site uses no dot-painting or other Aboriginal art styles, symbols or AI-generated imagery. The logo is to be commissioned from an Aboriginal artist, and any Country photography supplied and approved by Traditional Owners.
03 · Where the names would sit