Ngaanyatjarra dialect

Ngaanyatjarra
Native toAustralia
RegionWestern Australia; Warburton Ranges.
EthnicityNgaanyatjarra
Native speakers
1,051 (2021 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ntj
Glottologngaa1240
AIATSIS[2]A38
ELPNgaanyatjarra
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Ngaanyatjarra ([ˈŋɐːn̪ɐt̪ɐrɐ]; also Ngaanyatjara, Ngaanjatjarra) is a dialect of the Western Desert language spoken primarily by the Ngaanyatjarra people.

It is very similar to its close neighbour Ngaatjatjarra, with which it is highly mutually intelligible.

  1. ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ A38 Ngaanyatjarra at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

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