Pitjantjatjara

Pitjantjatjara
Pi·tjan·tja·tjar·a (pĭchʹän'chə-chär'ə) also Pi·tjan·tjar·a (pĭchʹän'chə-rə) n.
1. An Australian aboriginal people inhabiting the desert regions of southern and western Australia.
2. The Pama-Nyungan language of this people, used as a lingua franca in western Australia.
  [Pitjantjatjara, those who use the speech, from pitna-ntja, to go, come.]

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