yidaki

/ jɪˈdækɪ /

noun

1. a long wooden wind instrument played by the Aboriginal peoples of Arnhem Land

Word History and Origins

Origin of yidaki¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

“When you get swarmed by police at Flagstaff station after reports of a gunman, looking suspicious on a mission and carry a Yidaki and a bag full of artifacts. I’m not carrying no rifle or ammunition fellas,” he wrote.

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In the hands of Djalu, and more recently his sons Larry and Vernon, the yidaki both tells and is the story of their land.

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Which is why the South Australian Museum is now staging an exhibition, Yidaki – Didjeridu and the Sound of Australia, in his honour.

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Larry placed the yidaki against his head and chest, and sounded it.

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The exhibition, which runs until 16 July, honours the immense cultural significance of the yidaki, the instrument of the Yolngu that has been adopted by First Peoples across Australia.

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