Also Known As:
Bidjandja, Bidjandjadjara, Bidjandjara, Bidjuwongga, Ituarre, Mamoo, Mamu, Mulatara, Nangatadjara, Partutu, Peechintarra, Pidjandja, Pid-jandjara, Pijandarra, Pitdjandjara, Pitjandjadjara, Pitjanjarra, Pitjantjara, Pitjanzazara, Pitjendadjara, Pitjentara, Pitjindjatjara, Pitjinjara, Pitjinjiara, Pitjintara, Pitjintjitjira, Pituari, Tjitiadjara, Wanudjara, Wirtjapakandja, Woŋga-pitja, Wongapitcha, Wongapitjira, Pitjandjara, Pitkindjara, Pitjindjiara, Pitjangjadjara
Dialects & Varieties
- Pitjantjatjara
- Yankunytjatjara
Recent Resources
Provides tools to help create mobile apps (phone and tablet) for Indigenous and endangered languages
The Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages is a digital archive of endangered literature in Australi
Language Pitjantjatjara. pjt_word-list_1976_01.html, entries: 1 - 36
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Caffery, Josephine. 2010. "Central Australian Endangered Languages: So What?" In Dialogue, 29: 78-86.
Bibliography of Locations:
Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.
Bibliography of Context:
Caffery, Josephine. 2010. "Central Australian Endangered Languages: So What?" In Dialogue, 29: 78-86.