# Pitjantjatjara

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/

## Definitions
1. An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
2. The Western Desert language group as a whole.

## Etymology
From Pitjantjatjara Pitjantjatjara, from pitjantja + tjara (literally “having (the word) pitjantja”) (as opposed to the word yankunytja).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pitjantjatjara