Pitjantjatjara language

Pitjantjatjara (Aboriginal pronunciation: [ˈb̥ɪɟanɟaɟaɾa] or [ˈb̥ɪɟanɟaɾa]) is one of the Western Desert languages of Australia. It is often considered a dialect. It is spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia. It is mutually intelligible with other languages of the Western Desert and is very closely related to the Yankunytjatjara language.

Pitjantjatjara
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthwest South Australia, Pitjantjatjara freehold lands, Yalata; southwest corner, Northern Territory; also in Western Australia.
Native speakers
3,125 (2016 census)[1]
80% monolingual (no date)
Pama–Nyungan
  • Wati
    • Western Desert
      • Pitjantjatjara
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3pjt
Glottologpitj1243
AIATSIS[2]C6
ELPPitjantjatjara

The name of the people comes from their word for coming/going: pitjantja.

References
  1. ABS. "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. Pitjantjatjara at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Other websites
Pitjantjatjara language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator


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