What if Bluey spoke one of the world's oldest living languages?
The popular children's show Bluey has been translated into the Indigenous Australian language Yolngu Matha. Producers hope this initiative will help preserve the language and amplify First Nation voices through storytelling.
Why it matters
It represents a significant cultural effort to use mainstream media as a vehicle for the preservation of endangered Indigenous languages.
What if Bluey spoke one of the world's oldest living languages? Close The award-winning children's cartoon series Bluey has been translated into Australian Indigenous language for the first time.
Five episodes were released in Yolngu Matha, a collection of dialects from north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
The BBC's Simon Atkinson spoke to the show's producers, who hope the project will amplify First Nation voices, and help language preservation through storytelling.
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