Ninti is the world's first bilingual Ngalia/English AI — a language teaching agent built on the Muir family dictionary, 2,178 entries of Ngalia, a dialect of the Mantjintjarra language spoken in the central deserts and northern Goldfields of Western Australia.
2,178 Ngalia entries compiled by Kado Muir and his family, grounded in Country and decades of lived knowledge.
Every word connects to place. Learn not just vocabulary but the cultural knowledge woven into Ngalia language.
Ninti teaches through conversation — pathways for greetings, kinship, country, animals, verbs, and more.
An archive of elder recordings — songs and stories in Ngalia — preserved for generations to come.
Maintained by Dilji Labs on behalf of the Ngalia Heritage Research Council. Data stays on Country — servers in Sydney.
Install Ninti to your phone home screen like an app — works offline, no app store needed.
Ngalia is a dialect of the Mantjintjarra language, spoken across the central deserts and northern Goldfields of Western Australia — one of the world's most ancient language families.
Kado Muir and his two brothers are among the remaining fluent speakers. The family dictionary, compiled over generations, is the foundation of Ninti.
"Dilji" means connections in Ngalia. Dilji Labs builds technology to preserve and transmit Ngalia language on behalf of the Ngalia Heritage Research Council.
Recordings of songs and stories in Ngalia — spoken by an elder — are being catalogued and preserved. Her voice carries the living language.
Ninti (nin·ti) is a Ngalia verb meaning to learn, to teach, to know, to show. It is the perfect name for a language teaching agent — one that both teaches and learns, keeping Ngalia alive through connection.
Ngalia Ninti is currently open to approved members. Submit your details and Kado Muir will be in touch to confirm your access.
Your details go directly to Kado Muir.
This is a community-controlled language archive — no spam, no data selling.
Thank you. Kado Muir will review your request and be in touch by email. Welcome to Ngalia country.
You are learning Ngalia — a Western Desert language of the Goldfields, Western Australia.