English

Proper noun

Yankunytjatjara

1. The Aboriginal language (or dialect), Yankunytjatjara, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (or language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.

Adjective

Yankunytjatjara ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Yankunytjatjara, kdd

Yankunytjatjara

Etymology

From Western Desert Languages, yankunytja+ tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word "pitjantja")'.

Proper noun

Yankunytjatjara

1. Yankunytjatjara