A PROMINENT Wiradjuri elder hopes his native tongue will be as well known to Australians as Maori languages are to New Zealanders.
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Dr Stan Grant has been the driving force in keeping Wiradjuri language alive.
“It was almost dead, now it is a living language,” he said.
Across the ditch, New Zealanders overwhelmingly embrace Maori language. There is a Maori version of the national anthem, Maori language street signs and it is taught in every school.
Dr Grant is working with PhD student Bernard Sullivan to create a series of animated Wiradjuri language songs to be distributed to primary schools. Mr Sullivan said technology was merely a tool to help spread and transport the language.