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yankunytjatjara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yankun-yt-jat-jara
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.

name

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.

adj

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Yankunytjatjara

Inflected Forms

Jangkundjara (alternative) Yankuntjatjarra (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ngaanyatjarra Ngaatjatjarra Pitjantjatjara

Questions

What does yankunytjatjara mean?
An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.
Where does yankunytjatjara come from?
From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'.

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