into the Bunuban storyline, a conscious decision was made by playwright, Steve Hawke to use Bunuba language and Kimberley Kriol for scenes that were situated in the Bunuban environment. Linguists and language coaches were appointed during workshops arranged by the collaborating Bunuba Films and the Black Swan State Theatre company, between March and April 2007. Bunuba language was integrated into the script through the work of four Bunuba women of linguistic and community leadership backgrounds: Mona Oscar, Patsy Bedford, June Oscar, and Selina Middleton. They worked as translators to provide the back translations for surtitles. The script was translated from English into Bunuba, then translated back into English by the group of translators who ensured the maintenance of cultural salience. The back translations were then projected onto a screen as surtitles for audiences to understand the scenes which depicted Bunuba language, culture, and country. Bunuba elders taught the language to the actors, with lead actor, Damion Hunter undergoing Bunuba language coaching during the production phase in order to depict the main role of Jandamarra. The use of Bunuba language included the performance of , a traditional song and dance carried out by Bunuba singers, dancers, and lawmen. References Bunuban languages Endangered indigenous Australian languages in Western Australia Kimberley (Western Australia) Linguists of Australian Aboriginal languages Linguists from Australia Language revival Orthography Dialects Language classification Non-Pama-Nyungan languages English-based pidgins and creoles English-based pidgins and creoles of Australia Translation Grammar Phonology