Pitjantjatjara words - People
Anangu culture has always existed at Uluru and Kata Tjuta. We are the direct descendants of ancestral beings, who created all living species and features of the desert landscape you see today. We mainly speak Pitjantjatjara (pronounced as pigeon-jarrah) and Yankunytjatjara (pronounced as young-kun-jarrah). Some of us speak up to six Aboriginal languages. The words you are learning below are Pitjantjatjara.
A language of Uluru traditional owners
Anangu word: Pitjantjatjara
Sounds like: Pigeon-jarrah
A language of Uluru traditional owners
Anangu word: Yankunytjatjara
Sounds like: Young-kun-jarrah
Aboriginal people of the western desert
Anangu word: Anangu
Sounds like: Arn-ang-oo
Children
Anangu word: Tjitji
Sounds like: Chee-chee
Man
Anangu word: Wati
Sounds like: Wottie
Non-Aboriginal people
Literally means 'white'
Anangu word: Piranpa
Sounds like: Peer-an-pa
Senior man
Anangu word: Tjilpi
Sounds like: Jil-pee
Traditional owner
Anangu word: Nguraritja
Sounds like: Ngoo-rrar-i-ja
Traditional war party
Anangu word: Warmala
Sounds like: Wah-marl-a
Woman
Anangu word: Minyma
Sounds like: Min-ma
Young woman
Anangu word: Kungka
Sounds like: Koong-ka
Other family words
Tjitji (chee-chee) Child
Ngunytju Mother
Mama (mah-mah) Father
Kami (kah-mee) Grandmother
Tjamu (jah-moo) Grandfather
Kangkuru (kan-kooroo) Big Sister
Kuta (koo-tah) Big Brother
Kuntili (koo-tu-lee) Auntie
Kamuru (kum-moo-roo) Uncle
