Anangu

American  

[ah-nahn-goo, ah-nahn-goo] / ˈɑ nɑnˌgu, ˌɑ nɑnˈgu /

noun

• Anangu
  plural

1. a group of Aboriginal peoples of the west-central Australian desert.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a group of Aboriginal peoples of the west-central Australian desert.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Anangu
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Anangu

The language is spoken by people in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands, where South Australia abuts the Northern Territory.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

He pointed to a 2019 ban forbidding tourists from climbing Uluru, a giant monolith in Australia that is sacred to the Anangu, an Aboriginal group that is the custodian of the rock.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

Meanwhile, Australia's giant monolith Ayers Rock was renamed Uluru in 1993, switching from its colonial namesake, former South Australian Premier Sir Henry Ayers, to the language of its traditional owners, the Anangu people.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2021

Jennifer Cowley, the author of a book that traces the history of the Anangu people, said they were “stuck in a no-man’s land.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2019

The resorts were moved away in the 1980s, when the Australian government transferred title of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park to its traditional owners, the Anangu.

From Washington Post

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