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Pitjantjatjara

/pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/

Pitjantjatjara proper noun: an Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).

Proper noun

Pitjantjatjara

  1. An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
    Synonyms:
    Pitjantjara
  2. (erroneous) The Western Desert language group as a whole.

Adjective

Pitjantjatjara (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Pitjantjatjara language or people.

Synonyms of Pitjantjatjara

Origin of Pitjantjatjara

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

Questions about Pitjantjatjara

What does Pitjantjatjara mean?
Pitjantjatjara means an Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
What part of speech is Pitjantjatjara?
Pitjantjatjara can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pitjantjatjara?
Pitjantjatjara is pronounced /pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/.

Words near Pitjantjatjara in the dictionary

  1. pitirre
  2. pitirres
  3. pitis
  4. pitisome
  5. Pitjantjara
  6. Pitjantjatjara
  7. pitji
  8. pitjis
  9. pitjuri
  10. Pitkanen
  11. Pitkanens

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