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pitjanytja

pitjanytja

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

pitjanytja

  1. Nominal form of pitjanyi.
    1. coming
    2. going (when used with direction words, like going away)
  2. The word pitjantja/pitjanyi itself, one of the distinguishing features of Pitjantjatjara. For example the word Pitjantjatjara means "having-pitjantja"

References

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