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Anangu

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[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.


adjective

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

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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

ULURU, Australia — The creation stories of the Anangu people are sacred.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2019

Some are revealed, layer by layer, as an Anangu grows and matures.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2019

From 2019 climbing on Uluru will be banned in respect of the wishes of Anangu Aboriginal Australians.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2017

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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