These Covid-19 messages are based upon the the simplified English work of Professor Anna Wierzbicka of the Australian National University.  The messages of information and encouragement have been recorded into several Aboriginal languages with a view to helping Aboriginal people understand and better deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.

1. Nyampu jaru Coronavirus-kirli. Purda-nyangkalu yirri-yirrirl, manu manngu-nyangkalu.
2. Ngurrju kalarlipa panuju nyinaja; jalanguju punkulku ngalipa-kuju.
3. Panu-kari kalarlipa mapirri jintangka nyinaja.
4. Lawalku jalanguju.
5. Wangkanja-wangu karlipa-nyanu jurnta nyinami, nyurru-wiyi-wangu-piya.
6. Jarnku milya-pinyi karlipa-nyanu, manu purda-nyanyi karlipa yangka nyarrpa warra-warra-kanjaku Coronavirus-kujaku.
7. Kajikarlipa-nyanu mirli-mirli manu email yilyami jarnku.
8. Marda phone-rlangurla wangkanjaku.
9. Ngampa-nyanyirlipa-nyanu jalangurluju.

1. Coronavirus-rli kajana nyurnu-mani panu-jarlu.
2. Kuja-piyarlipa manngu-nyanyi parra-kari parra-kari.
3. Ngurrju kalarlipa panuju nyinaja; jalanguju punkulku ngalipa-kuju.
4. Punku purda-nyanja-wangu nyinanjaku.
5. Junga-jala jalangurluju jaru karlipa purda-nyanyi juju-kurlu punku-kurlu.
6. Junga kajikarlipa ngurrjuju nyinami.
7. Panu-juku-lipa rarralypa manu ngurrju nyinami.
8. Nyampu-puru punku-puru kajikarna-jana yapaju ngampa-nyanyi-juku.
9. Kajikarna-jana marda panu friend mardarni.
10. Kajikarna love-mani mayangku-juku.
11. Ngampurrparna kuja-kuju.

1. Coronavirus-rli kajana nyurnu-manu panu-jarlu.
2. Langangkurlipa mardarni kujaju.
3. Ngurrju kalarlipa panuju nyinaja; jalanguju punkulku ngalipa-kuju.
4. Jalangu-jalangu kularlipa nyinayarla nyurru-wiyi-piya, lawa.
5. Purda-nyanyirlipa  nyarrpa nyarrpa-jarrinjaku.
6. Kajikarlipa yangka-piyalku pina nyinami.
7. Kulalparlipa jinta-mipa nyinayarla.
8. Nyarrparlipa wungu mapirri jarnku-jarnku nyinami rarralypa?
9. Jalangu nyampu punku-puru ngalipa-kuju, ngaka kapu-ngalpa ngurrju-jarrimi pina.
10. Ngula-jangkaju, yungurlipa nyinami yangka-piya-wangu ngurrjulku.
11. Kujaku-kula karlipa wardinyiji nyinami.

Essential Message #1

1. This story is about the Coronavirus. Listen carefully and think about it.
2. Another name for the Coronavirus is COVID-19.
3. It used to be good for us; now it is bad for us.
4. Coronavirus is making many people sick in the world and many people are dying because of it.
5. To beat this thing you have to stay put in your own community without visiting or moving around.
6. If you leave your home to visit be careful.
7. Stay away from crowds.
8. Don’t go close to people or touch them.
9. If you go close to people they might be sick with Coronavirus; the other person might not be sick, you might not know.
10. If they breathe, you might catch it from their breath. That is why you should stay put.

Essential Message #2

1. This story is about the Coronavirus. Listen carefully and think about it.
2. It used to be good for us; now it is bad for us.
3. Coronavirus is making a lot of people sick, and some are dying from it.
4. We can help these people.
5. What can we do?
6. Today we should learn how to help together.

Essential Message #3

1. This story is about the Coronavirus. Listen carefully and think about it.
2. It used to be good for us; now it is bad for us.
3. Many of us used to be together as one.
4. Now we are not like that.
5. We don’t talk to each other nowadays, not like before.
6. We all know each other, and we know how to look after ourselves so we don’t catch Coronavirus.
7. We can send letters and emails to each other.
8. Maybe we can talk to each other on the phone.
9. Let’s help each other now.

Essential Message #4

1. Coronavirus is making many people sick
2. It’s not good for us now like it was in the past.
3. During this time I am looking after my spirit to keep it strong.
4. I can read a book.
5. I can listen to music.
6. I can write my story about what I am doing now on paper.
7. If I pray to God maybe then I can always pray to Him.
8. If I don’t pray to God, I can slowly get used to praying to Him
9. Today I want to make everything better.

Essential Message #5

1. Coronavirus is making many people sick
2. We should remember this everyday.
3. We used to live well together; now it’s bad for all of us.
4. We should not think that everything is bad.
5. It is true that we are now hearing about a seriously bad thing.
6. It is true that we can live a better life.
7. We should all be happy and well.
8. During this bad time I should be able to help other people.
9. I can love others all the time.
10. I am happy to do that

Essential Message #6

1. Coronavirus is making a lot of people sick.
2. All of us should always remember.
3. We used to be well; now we are not well.
4. Not now, we are not like we used to be before.
5. Remember this.
6. Why am I alive?
7. What keeps me alive?
8. What should I do to stay well?
9. I might die. What can I do to prepare myself?
10. I will remind myself of this all of the time
11. Today things are bad, but slowly things will get better.
12. After this I will sort things out so I will stay well.
13. This is what I need.

Essential Message #7

1. Coronavirus is making a lot of people sick.
2. We should remember this.
3. We used to be well; now we are not well.
4. We should remember what we need to do.
5. We might live again like we used to.
6. We will never be alone.
7. How can we all live happily together?
8. This is a bad time for us, it will go back to being good for us again.
9. After this we can live better, not like it is now.
10. This should make us happy.