English Explanatory Dictionary

Pitjantjatjara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
  2. The Western Desert language group as a whole.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Pitjantjatjara language or people.

Pronunciation

/pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Pitjantjatjara.wav

Word forms

Pitjantjatjara

Etymology

From Pitjantjatjara Pitjantjatjara, from pitjantja + tjara (literally “having (the word) pitjantja”) (as opposed to the word yankunytja).

Synonyms

Pitjantjara
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