Pitjantjatjara

Meanings

Proper Noun

• An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
• The Western Desert language group as a whole.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the Pitjantjatjara language or people.

Origin

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