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pitjanyi

pitjanyi

Pitjantjatjara

Verb

pitjanyi (zero class)

  1. come
  2. go (when used with direction words, like in "go away")

Usage notes

The word pitjanyi is one of the distinguishing features of Pitjantjatjara, which gives the language/dialect its name. The word Pitjantjatjara means literally "having pitjanyi".

Conjugation

References

  • "pitjanyi" in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, Cliff Goddard, Second Edition, 1992.