Yankunytjatjara

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noun

An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.

OriginYankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara →
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Meanings

nounYankunytjatjara pl (plural only)

alternative Jangkundjara · alternative Yankuntjatjarra

  1. pluralplural onlyAn Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.
proper noun

alternative Jangkundjara · alternative Yankuntjatjarra

  1. An Aboriginal language (or dialect), mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (or language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.
adjectiveYankunytjatjara (not comparable)

alternative Jangkundjara · alternative Yankuntjatjarra

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language.

Origin

  1. YankunytjatjaraYankunytjatjara
  2. EnglishYankunytjatjara

From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'.

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Yankunytjatjara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankunytjatjara

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“Yankunytjatjara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankunytjatjara. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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