He has produced a large dictionary and grammar of the language,[3] along with a cultural atlas in collaboration with a core group of senior men and women.

(Normal)(Avoidance)Ja-wingkayi ki-buyukalu wubanthawu ma-ngarra.Ja-wuynykurninji ki-bujibujilu runungkawu ma-wulyarri.He is going to the fire to cook food.Another set of vocabulary is used during ceremonies and other ritual occasions.

When on the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands, which is part of Yanyuwa territory, another set of vocabulary may be used to replace the terms used when on the mainland.

Yanyuwa is unusual among languages of the world in that it has separate dialects for men and for women at the morphological level.

[5] Yanyuwa-speakers have actively engaged in making a number of films, and more recently have begun a project to animate important stories and songlines.