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Yankunytjatjara

Yankunytjatjara noun: an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.

Noun

Yankunytjatjara pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.

Proper noun

Yankunytjatjara

  1. An Aboriginal language (or dialect), mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (or language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.

Adjective

Yankunytjatjara (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language.

Forms of Yankunytjatjara

alternative formJangkundjara
alternative formYankuntjatjarra

Origin of Yankunytjatjara

From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'.

Questions about Yankunytjatjara

What does Yankunytjatjara mean?
Yankunytjatjara means an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.
What part of speech is Yankunytjatjara?
Yankunytjatjara can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Yankunytjatjara in the dictionary

  1. Yankton County
  2. Yanktonai
  3. Yanktonais
  4. Yanktons
  5. Yankuntjatjarra
  6. Yankunytjatjara
  7. Yanky
  8. Yanliang
  9. Yanling
  10. Yannathan
  11. Yannergee

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