Pitjantjatjara

British  

/ ˌpɪtʃəntʃəˈtʃærə, ˌpɪtʃənˈdʒærə /

noun

1. an Aboriginal people of the desert area of South Australia

2. the language of this people

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Example Sentences

And like the Murrinhpatha speakers, the Pitjantjatjara speakers used a range of word orders, with each individual speaker using multiple word orders across the collection of pictures and the entire group using all the possibilities.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

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

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

The hosts are the 300 Aborigines of Titjikala, a far-flung settlement in the Northern Territory, comprising members of the Arrente, Luritja and Pitjantjatjara tribal groups.

From Time Magazine Archive

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