How do you pronounce Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara?
Anangu at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park speak mainly Pitjantjatjara (pronounced as PIT-jan-jarra) and Yankunytjatjara (pronounced as YAN-kun-jarra) with some people speaking up to six Aboriginal languages.
How do you say hello in Pitjantjatjara?
Start speaking the language The easiest way to start speaking Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara is to learn how to say hello. Our word for hello is ‘palya’. In English it is pronounced to rhyme with ‘cull-ya’.
Is Pitjantjatjara an Aboriginal language?
Pitjantjatjara is the name of both an Aboriginal people of the Central Australian desert, and their language. The people are closely related to the Yankuntjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra people.
How do you say Aboriginal words?
Some simple, basic rules of pronunciation for Aboriginal languages are as follows;
- Stress (accent) for most Australian languages is usually on the first syllable.
- The letters t, p, & k, sound more like d, b & g respectively – Aboriginal languages generally are not as highly aspirated as English. (
Where is Pitjantjatjara spoken?
Central Australia
Pitjantjatjara (/pɪtʃəntʃəˈtʃɑːrə/; Pitjantjatjara: [ˈpɪɟanɟaɟaɾa] or [ˈpɪɟanɟaɾa]) is a dialect of the Western Desert language traditionally spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia.
How do you pronounce Tjukurpa?
Tjukurpa (pronounced ‘chook-orr-pa’) is the foundation of Anangu culture. In the same way that a house needs to stand on strong foundations, our way of life stands on Tjukurpa.
Where do the Pitjantjatjara people live?
South Australia
They refer to themselves as aṉangu (people). The Pitjantjatjara live mostly in the northwest of South Australia, extending across the border into the Northern Territory to just south of Lake Amadeus, and west a short distance into Western Australia.
Where is the Pitjantjatjara dialect spoken?
What does kunmanara mean?
Kunmanara: Pitjantjatjara for ‘one who’s name cannot be mentioned’. This refers to the name of a recently deceased person. As part of Pitjantjatjara mortuary beliefs, all people with the same name, or even a name that sounds similar to the one belonging to a person who has died, take the name ‘Kunmanara’.
What are some Mandandanji words?
Some words
- yabo (father)
- yanga. ( mother)
- yo. ( yes)
- urra. ( no)
- nguran (dingo)
- bilgiñ
What does Moorditj meaning?
In the Noongar language, Moorditj means ‘great’, ‘strong’ or ‘excellent’ and fits well with what the College strives to achieve.
How old is Pitjantjatjara language?
There is a Pitjantjatjara dictionary, and the New Testament of the Bible has been translated into the language, a project started at the Ernabella Mission in the early 1940s and completed in 2002. Work continues on the Old Testament….Pitjantjatjara dialect.
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Where does the Pitjantjatjara language come from?
Pitjantjatjara is a dialect of the Western Desert language A80, from the far north west corner of South Australia and neighbouring regions in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Pitjantjatjara are associated with the east – west ranges of Western Musgraves, Mann and Tomkinson Ranges.
Where are the Pitjantjatjara people in South Australia?
The Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands are in the far northwest of South Australia, including the communities of: Ernabella (Pukatja), Indulkana, Mimili, Fregon, Amata, Kenmore Park (Yunyarinya), Pipalyatjara, Kalka and their various homelands. However, the language is spoken well beyond the traditional boundaries today.
What kind of language does the Anangu speak?
Anangu at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park speak mainly Pitjantjatjara (pronounced as PIT-jan-jarra) and Yankunytjatjara (pronounced as YAN-kun-jarra) with some people speaking up to six Aboriginal languages. Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara are dialects of the Western Desert Language, the largest language group of Aboriginal Australia.
Who are the Anangu people of Uluru Kata Tjuta?
Anangu (pronounced arn-ahng-oo) are the traditional owners of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. They ask visitors to Uluṟu to use this term. Very few Anangu speak English as a first language. For reference Anangu and non-Anangu linguists have produced a Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary.