Pitjantjatjara

Pitjantjatjara is located in the very far north west corner of the state in the Musgrave Ranges, including the communities of Ernabella, Amata, Fregon and Pipalyatjara.

It lies west of the closely related languages / dialects Yankunytjatjara and Antikirinya.
It is one of the Western desert languages.

The Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands are in the far northwest of South Australia, including the communities of: Ernabella (Pukatja), Indulkana, Mimili, Fregon, Amata, Kenmore Park (Yunyarinya), Pipalyatjara, Kalka and their various homelands. However, the language is spoken well beyond the traditional boundaries today. The map above is just an indicator of the site of the traditional lands and not a true indicator of the full extent of the language. 

AIATSIS id : C.06

Variations

Pitjantjatjara (standard spelling used tody and by MURA), Pitjantjara (simplified form adopted by Ernabella Mission in 1941), Pitjantjatjarra, Pitjatjantjara, Peechintarra (daily press rendering in 1958), Pidjandja, Pidjandjara, Pid-jandjara, Pidzandza, Pidzan'dza, Pijandarra, Pituari (a rarely used form), Pintularapi, Pitchentara, Pitdjandjara, Pitindjatjara, Pitjandara, Pitjandjadjara, Pitjandjara, Pitjandjatjarra, Pitjanjara, Pitjanjarra, Pitjanzazara (z = arbitrary substitution in Oceania for dj symbol), Pitjendadjara, Pitjentara, Pitjindjatjara, Pitjinjara, Pitjinjiara, Pitjintjitjira, Pitjintara,Bidjandja, Bidjandjadjara (also used by MURA), Bidjandjara, Bidjuwongga, Bindjandjadjara, Gunggawara, Ituarre (probably a faulty hearing of Pituari), Jabu, Kalgonei, Kalguni, Mangawara, Mulatara (Tomkinson and Blyth Ranges group), Partutu (name applied by the Pintubi group), Tjitiadjara (name applied by Ngadadjara), Tjurti, Wankawinan, Wanudjara (name applied to Jangkundjara also, by Ngadadjara group), Wenamba, Widanda, Wirtjapakandja (an eastern group), Wongapitcha, Wonga-pitja (Pitja speakers), Wongapitjira.

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