Yankunytjatjara

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

Yankunytjatjara pl (plural only)

  1. 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.

See also

Further reading

Yankunytjatjara

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Yankunytjatjara

  1. Yankunytjatjara
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