dadirri

Language: Ngan'gikurunggurr · [daˈdɪɾi] · Pronunciation: dah-DID-ee

Meaning

deep inner listening and quiet, still awareness

The story

Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, an elder from Nauiyu on the Daly River, taught the word to the rest of Australia: sitting quietly with land and people until you actually hear them. It asks for time and gives no hurry back. She translates it herself as deep listening.

The four rounds

Which language is it from?: Ngan'gikurunggurr (Australia)
What does it feel like?: Quiet and wide open
Where does it happen?: On a riverbank, sitting with the quiet
What does it mean?: Deep, patient listening to people and country

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