Where does the Pitjantjatjara dialect originate from?
South Australia
Pitjantjatjara dialect
| Pitjantjatjara | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northwest South Australia, Pitjantjatjara freehold lands, Yalata; southwest corner, Northern Territory; also in Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Pitjantjatjara |
| Native speakers | 3,125 (2016 census) |
| Language family | Pama–Nyungan Wati Western Desert Pitjantjatjara |
How many Aboriginal tribes are there in Australia?
500 different Aboriginal peoples
There are about 500 different Aboriginal peoples in Australia, each with their own language and territory and usually made up of a large number of separate clans.
What country is Uluru?
Uluru/Ayers Rock, giant monolith, one of the tors (isolated masses of weathered rock) in southwestern Northern Territory, central Australia. It has long been revered by a variety of Australian Aboriginal peoples of the region, who call it Uluru.
How do you say hello in Pitjantjatjara?
Start speaking the language The easiest way to start speaking Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara is to learn how to say hello. Our word for hello is ‘palya’. In English it is pronounced to rhyme with ‘cull-ya’.
Who found Uluru?
surveyor William Gosse
Uluru was the name given to the landmark by the local Aṉangu people. British surveyor William Gosse was the first European to ‘discover’ the monolith – the largest rock of its kind in the world – in 1872, and named it Ayers Rock after the former chief secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers.
Is Uluru male or female?
Mountford worked with Aboriginal people at Ayers Rock in the 1930s and 1940s. He records that Uluru is both the name of a Dreaming ancestor, a snake, AND the name of a rockhole that is a Men’s Sacred site located on top of the Rock.