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Pitjantjatjara

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: pjt

Population	2,120 (1996 census). 80% monolingual.
Region	Northwest South Australia, Pitjantjatjara Freehold lands, Yalata.
Language map	Australia
Alternate names	Pitjantjara
Dialects	Yankunytjatjara, Pitjantjatjara (Pithantjatjarra).
Classification	Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Wati
Language use	500 L2 speakers. Some also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Eckert, Paul and Joyce Hudson. 1988. Wangka wiru: a handbook for the Pitjantjatjara language learner.

Glass, Amee. 1979. "The sentence: Boundaries and basic types in Ngaanyatjarra narratives."

Glass, Amee. 1983. "Ngaanyatjarra non-indicative sentences: a semantic analysis."

Glass, Amee. 1983. Ngaanyatjarra sentences.

Kilham, Christine A., editor. 1979. Four grammatical sketches: from phrase to paragraph.

Payne, Doris. 1993. Review of: Categories, constituents and constituent order in Pitjantjatjara: an aboriginal language of Australia, by Heather J. Bowe.

Vernacular Publications

Kaḻayangku ngampu tjunu. 1998.

Kamulangku nguḻuṟa waṯaparaṉu. 1998.

Kukaku anu. 1998.

Kuku katingu. 1998.

Maḻitkara. 1998.

Maḻu munu tu:tul. 1982.

Minyma tjuṯa anu kukaku. 1998.

Nangatjunya munu irantinya. 1981.

Nanikuta mankurpa. 1980.

Ngalkula wiyantja. 1998.

Nganaku tjitji?. 1998.

Ngurakutu pitjangu. 1998.

Nyiṯayira kutjara-kutjata. 1998.

Puṯuya tjawantja. 1998.

Talkanya yaaltjiringu. 1998.

Titjangku painu. 1998.

Tjitji kutju kawankatingu. 1998.

Tjitji tjukutjuku ngaḻṯutjara. 1983.

Tjukinya munu tu:kanya. 1982.

Tjukinya. 1980.

Tjukurpa mutukatjara. 1998.

Tjukurpa mutupaikitjara. 1998.

Tjukurpa nyakula wangkanytjaku 1, 2, 3. 1998.

Tjukurpa tjuṯa mamutjara. 1985.

Waṉka nyangangku tinka waṉaṉu. 1998.

Waṉka nyangantuya mai ngurintja. 1998.

Wiya, wantimaṉi. 1998.