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pitjantjara

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Pi·tjan·tja·tjar·a   (pĭch'än'chə-chär'ə)   
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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