Pitjantjatjara
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A language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Pitjantjara, Pitjantjatjarra
Autonym
Pitjantjatjara
Population
4,050, all users. L1 users: 3,550 (2016 census). 3,130 Pitjantjatjara and 420 Yankunytjatjara (2016 census). L2 users: 500. 2,580 monolinguals (2006).
Location
Northern Territory: southwest corner; South Australia state: Pitjantjatjara freehold lands, Yalata; Western Australia state.
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Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Dialects
Yankunytjatjara, Pitjantjatjara (Pithantjatjarra).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15%. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2002.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].