PITJANTJATJARA PEOPLE, CULTURE, & LANGUAGE

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Pitjantjatjara is a dialect of the Western Desert Language (WDL) of central Australia (Douglas 1958). The Western Desert Language is a member of the southwest Pama-Nyungan group. Together with Warnman, it forms the Wati sub-group. It is spoken by 4000-5000 people, and covers the widest geographical area of any language in Australia, stretching from Woomera in central northern South Australia, as far west as Kalgoorlie and Meekatharra and north to Balgo Hills, in Western Australia. The main dialects, differ most in regards to the lexicon but also to some extent in grammar and phonology.
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@ynerrad9291 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see an Australian Aboriginal language profiled. The language is uniquely Australian, and deserved to be heard and spoken.

@motasch241 2 жыл бұрын

So sad that there are only 3000 speakers left . I'm happy to hear they're doing well for themselves tho!

@gtc239 2 жыл бұрын

Those 3000 speakers sounds huge compared to other aboriginal languages that mostly hundred-ish, which is saying something.

@Wubblu Жыл бұрын

That's all there ever was though. They live in a desert lol. They've never had a large population.

@jamied8678 Жыл бұрын

3000 and a half lol learnt a lot of the words but just having trouble putting them into sentences. I love the reaction when they see a white guy speaking a few words

@alexandershockey901 2 жыл бұрын

i love that father is “mama” what a coincidence!

@donovantownshend8783 2 жыл бұрын

same in georgian

@naufalurfi2139 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of unrelated languages across the world uses m/p/b sound for parents likely because that is the easiest sound to make for babies

@Kettvnen 2 жыл бұрын

@@naufalurfi2139 though I'm a bit surprised not many languages use velar consonants (g, k) for calling parents or something, since they're also an easy sound to make. There are alveolar consonants for calling their parents like Tagalog tatay (father) but I can't name velar consonants

@Kettvnen 2 жыл бұрын

Though in Indonesian and Malay, there's the word "kakak" which refers to older sibling and it uses voiceless velar stop

@nemetskiylager Жыл бұрын

@@Kettvnen"tatay" looks similar to PIE "*tata" - father.

@markkitchingman751 2 жыл бұрын

Palya. It's so good to see the Pitjantjatjara language represented on this KZfaq channel. I used to be a tour guide at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and heard Pitjantjatjara spoken often. Looking forward to hearing more Aboriginal Australian languages.

@liamkolomoisky4832 2 жыл бұрын

I really like it in pama nyungan languages when a two words sentence in English becomes a 10 words sentence.

@paxphonetica5800 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the three numbers are pronounced by an energetic kid！

@tabahnaikinem9669 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@franciscodecomayaguela9496 Жыл бұрын

ikr. it's adorable even if it's just heard

@ibi6262 2 жыл бұрын

Retroflex consonants and open syllables really make Australian aboriginal languages sound like Tamil or other languages from south of the Indian subcontinent.

@legendarypussydestroyer6943 2 жыл бұрын

Dond dell me whad do do

@Kettvnen 2 жыл бұрын

Lack of fricatives is also a characteristic of Australian aboriginal languages and syllables rarely start with an approximant

@lisasutherland-fraser4479 2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@weonanegesiscipelibba2973 2 жыл бұрын

like clockwork

@ibi6262 2 жыл бұрын

@@weonanegesiscipelibba2973 I was just making an observation.

@brandongritt5295 2 жыл бұрын

Abugida and syllabary based writing system would fit this language perfectly

@JoeyDrawTunes 2 жыл бұрын

Something inspired by hangul perhaps.

@robclark3095 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to have a Pitjanjatjara speaker answer the telemarketer calls I get. Fascinating sounding language.

@DrArisztid 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any learning material for Pitjantjatjara? I just love it and would like to learn a bit! ❤️

@jamied8678 Жыл бұрын

Back in the 80s I was at a circus school and we did a tour of Pit lands . I felt so privileged to be able to go up there and since have tried to little bit of the language .

@user-fl1dc9ju3g Жыл бұрын

The Uluru language sounds like tamil. May be they are some connections.

@mysteriousDSF Жыл бұрын

7:35 thank you for keeping the background music at this volume, it is perfect.

@FieldLing639 11 ай бұрын

That minimized /ɪ ʊ ɐ/ vowel system reminds me of the /e o a/ vowel system found in the Mascoian language family of the Gran Chaco in South America

@AlexisOrtiz80 2 жыл бұрын

Our Language Our Culture

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs Жыл бұрын

Pitjantjajtara seems to have a very tidy three-vowel system! I'm used to hearing more allophones in languages that only have three vowel phonemes.

@ReeseJamPiece. 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a repetitive comment but a lot of Australian Aboriginal languages are similar to Tamil. For two countries so far apart both geographically and time-wise, they share so much in common

@anirudh177 2 жыл бұрын

They don't really share any ancestry or influence linguistically, it only seems similar due to the usage of retroflex consonants and open syllables.

@ANTSEMUT1 2 жыл бұрын

@@anirudh177 don't know how credible the study was but they found ancient South Indian admixture in western Australia. Dating to about 1,000 B.C.E.

@mahatmaniggandhi2898 2 жыл бұрын

@@ANTSEMUT1 probably due to trade or something idk

@weonanegesiscipelibba2973 2 жыл бұрын

like clockwork

@jzjzjzj Жыл бұрын

@@mahatmaniggandhi2898 yes northern Australia had extensive trade with Indonesian tribes and papuans also Indians may have sailed to Australia also in newzealand when first Europeans arrived they found maori cooking potatoes in a tamil Bell that somehow ended up in new zealand

@Davlavi 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see.

@luanasari5161 2 жыл бұрын

pretty ironic they used the word "mama" for father

@Kasjan819 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do Palawa kani? I Love your content

@ilovelanguages0124 Жыл бұрын

I need a volunteer.

@weonanegesiscipelibba2973 2 жыл бұрын

All these Tamilposters again like clockwork

@ChristianJiang 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! The sentences are so much longer than they are in English!

@Nobody-jx6xc 2 жыл бұрын

What's with Australian Aboriginal languages not having or having few fricative consonants but lots of retroflex consonant?

@RheaDawnLanguage 2 жыл бұрын

speaking as someone who knows Badimaya and Noongar, two west australian languages, it seems that the consonants in aboriginal languages are divided into four categories: sounds made with the lips, sounds made with the tip of the tongue, sounds made with the flat surface of the tongue, and sounds made with the back of the mouth. That's why there are often retroflex, because that is an easy way to fill the second category. As for fricatives, they are only rare in desert languages - towards the east, there are more fricatives. Badimaya has palatal affricates, in order to fulfil the third category. The reason they are rare in desert languages is because in the desert it is very hot and people are very far apart in the day, when they are looking for food. Fricatives are quieter than plosives and so they are harder to hear when everyone is far apart, thus they are not used in the desert.

@mahatmaniggandhi2898 2 жыл бұрын

@@RheaDawnLanguage very interesting

@galaxydave3807 2 жыл бұрын

I think its so amazing! :) Are there also color names? Can numbers, color names and other vocabulary also used in sentences?

@RheaDawnLanguage 2 жыл бұрын

hello! i speak Badimaya, which is pretty similar to this language. There are colour names, not many, and they are more focused on red colours because there is lots of red in the desert. As for numbers, only small quantities usually have names; after that point, more general words like "many" are used. Numbers and colours function just as any other adjectives :)

@galaxydave3807 Жыл бұрын

@@RheaDawnLanguage Wow thank u! Which color names do exist in Badimaya?

@herontedyd5102 2 жыл бұрын

Next Languages Kigzatiandeo!

@thamielglaoui2595 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍🤓

@Uygar07 2 ай бұрын

6:33

@chuckles5689 2 жыл бұрын

Where is Andy from?

@UncannyTLA 2 жыл бұрын

Philippines

@tabahnaikinem9669 2 жыл бұрын

He is from the Republic of the Philippines.

@I.AM.A.STAR. 2 жыл бұрын

Please do hazara Afghanistan

@ouoliao9561 2 жыл бұрын

what a special language！！ 😮

@badiuconstantin 3 ай бұрын

This sounds like spanish with a lil mix of creole or sum🤣 thought it was gonna sound way more unique compared to other languages since they were doing theyre own thing with not much outside interaction for thousands of yrs

@mugaku_sogen 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Tamil language.

@LeesangYuki 2 жыл бұрын

Do Hmong

@valeriobenedetti7791 2 жыл бұрын

it's a typo

@paleolibertarismoloquendo3478 Жыл бұрын

9;55 good cigarrette to smoke lol

@maldex3997 2 жыл бұрын

When they are speaking it sounds like they are rapping!

@Republic_Of_Vicoria_Official Жыл бұрын

Looks like a weird dialect of Indonesian/Malaysian, but sounds like a weird dialect of Russian.

@JaredtheRabbit 2 жыл бұрын

I’m starting to think that “For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” is a long and convoluted way of saying “My son has found God.” That’s why the celebration is happening; because he no longer believes in any heathen religions. On another note, this language sounds… interesting to say the least. As a Canadian, I’ve never heard any language quite like this one.

@anawkwardsweetpotato4728 2 жыл бұрын

You got it. :D The Prodigal Son parable is a story of how the wayward ones find God (again). It is also a lesson on grace and forgiveness. In our lives, we arrive at seasons where we become lost in the darkness inside and around us. The common thing for people to do is condemn us, hold our faults over our heads, and ultimately turn us away. But those who have truly found God are the ones who share the same grace that He has shared with us through Christ Jesus. That way, those who truly seek the light can find it. I love how unique Aboriginal Australian languages are. It's fascinating that most of them have developed this similar phonology.

@medbiologiste7609 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of q sound 😱

@peterfilipovic 2 жыл бұрын

1st 😎

@wintherr3527 2 жыл бұрын

And to think they create artificial languages for movies, like Klingon, when a language like this sounds just as "alien".

@didack1419 2 жыл бұрын

Truly. They took inspiration from languages like this, in fact. Kind-off silly

@anawkwardsweetpotato4728 2 жыл бұрын

Better that they do honestly. I would find it insulting to directly employ an aboriginal language as one of a fictional alien race. They're already marginalized enough as it is; the least we can do is appreciate the uniqueness of their languages without othering them.