Pitjantjatjara language
Western Desert dialect of Central Australia
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 to | Australia |
| Region | Northwest 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
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pjt |
| Glottolog | pitj1243 |
| AIATSIS[2] | C6 |
| ELP | Pitjantjatjara |
The name of the people comes from their word for coming/going: pitjantja.
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pitjantjatjara at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Other websites
change
- Ethnologue
- Languages and dialects associated with Uluru Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
