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Pitjantjatjara
 | This article has an unclear citation style. (February 2024) |
Aṉangu | |
|---|---|
 Pitjantjatjara ranger at Uluru | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Central Australia: | c. 4,000 |
| Languages | |
| Pitjantjatjara English (Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ngaanyatjarra, Yankunytjatjara | |
The Pitjantjatjara (/ˌpɪtʃəntʃəˈtʃɑːrə/;[1] Pitjantjatjara: [ˈpɪɟanɟaɟaɾa] or [ˈpɪɟanɟaɾa]) are an Aboriginal people of the Central Australian desert near Uluru. They are closely related to the Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra and their languages are, to a large extent, mutually intelligible (all are varieties of the Western Desert language).
They refer to themselves as Anangu (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. The land is an inseparable and important part of their identity, and every part of it is rich with stories and meaning to aṉangu.[2]
- ^ Bauer, Laurie (2007). The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Edinburgh.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kimber 1986, chapter 12.
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