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

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

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

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

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

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