Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitjantjatjara

/pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
pit-jan-t-jat-jara
IPA
/pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/
37
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).

name

The Western Desert language group as a whole.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Pitjantjatjara language or people.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Pitjantjatjara

Synonyms

Pitjantjara

Questions

How do you pronounce pitjantjatjara?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/.
What does pitjantjatjara mean?
An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).
Where does pitjantjatjara come from?
From Pitjantjatjara Pitjantjatjara, from pitjantja + tjara (literally “having (the word) pitjantja”) (as opposed to the word yankunytja).

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