Etymology

minga

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Today it means: A tourist, especially one that comes to climb Uluru. Full definition →

Pitjantjatjara minga tjuta
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  1. Pitjantjatjara · borrowed fromminga tjuta“ants”
  2. English todayminga

From Pitjantjatjara minga tjuta (“ants”). Compare emmet.

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