Yankunytjatjara is a language of the Western Desert language group located in the far north of South Australia. Speakers of Yankunytjatjara are commonly located across the Anaṉgu Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY Lands) and across other major regional towns including Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Maku Tjawaṉi
Nanna goes out digging for maku. She show’s the kids how to dig in the roots of bushes looking for the maku.
Troopyngka Yananyi
Let’s take the troopy and go for a drive. Get all the dogs in and we’ll go looking for maku.
Ngiṉṯaka Puḻka Nyanganyi
There’s a big ngiṉṯaka laying on the road up ahead. This is ngiṉṯaka country all through here.
Papa Tjawaṉi
Ngilan’s dog Bailey loves to dig holes. What can Bailey see?
Tanka Palyaṉi
When the tank breaks down we have to go fix it ourselves. No water is bad news for the cattle, so we use the troopy to go fix it.
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