Pitjantjatjara
Also Known As:
Bidjandja, Bidjandjadjara, Bidjandjara, Bidjuwongga, Ituarre, Mamoo, Mamu, Mulatara, Nangatadjara, Partutu, Peechintarra, Pidjandja, Pid-jandjara, Pijandarra, Pitdjandjara, Pitjandjadjara, Pitjanjarra, Pitjantjara, Pitjanzazara, Pitjendadjara, Pitjentara, Pitjindjatjara, Pitjinjara, Pitjinjiara, Pitjintara, Pitjintjitjira, Pituari, Tjitiadjara, Wanudjara, Wirtjapakandja, Woŋga-pitja, Wongapitcha, Wongapitjira, Pitjandjara, Pitkindjara, Pitjindjiara, Pitjangjadjara
Dialects & Varieties
  • Pitjantjatjara
  • Yankunytjatjara
Pitjantjatjara

Language Information by Source

Wangka Wiru: A Handbook for the Pitjantjatjara Language Learner

Eckert, Paul and Joyce Hudson. 1994. "Wangka Wiru: A Handbook For the Pitjantjatjara Language Learner." Underdale, Australia: Aboriginal Studies and Teacher Education Centre.

Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A handful
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 3

Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.

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Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Location and Context

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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Arabic-based
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Comments on writing systems:
"This langauge is written in Arabaic script, but peopl ehave started writing it in Roman characters"

Community Members