Pitjantjatjara
Britishnoun
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an Aboriginal people of the desert area of South Australia
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the language of this people
Example Sentences
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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
Pitjantjatjara also has free word order, but unlike Murrinhpatha, the language is not polysynthetic.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023
It was after that trip that Abramović negotiated – through land rights activist Philip Toyne, who died last week – a seven-month stay with the Pitjantjatjara and Pintupi people of the Western Desert.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2015
English and French were easy compared to Kuninjku, Gumatj, Gija, Pitjantjatjara, Pintupi, Wiradjuri and Waanyi, all of which buttress this cross-cultural cathedral.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a founder of Irrunytju Arts, Tommy Watson, a Pitjantjatjara man in his late 60s, is one of the new kids on the block.
From Time Magazine Archive
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