| English | Pitjantjatjara | Notes | |---------|----------------|-------| | person | wati (man) / minyma (woman) | | | child | tjiḻpi (boy) / kaṉmi (girl) | | | water | kapi | | | fire | waru | | | food | mai | | | meat | kuka | | | home / camp | wiltja | | | kangaroo | kuka (malu) | Malu = red kangaroo | | dog | papa | | | sun | tjiṟi | | | moon | piḻi | | | star | tjutinypa | | | good / proper | kuwari | | | bad / no good | waiyinyi | | | big | tjutaku | | | small | tjukitjuki | |
Luritja closed her eyes and pressed her palms against the cool sand. She could feel the heartbeat of the land, a slow and steady rhythm that had existed long before the first campfires were lit. Tjamu, she whispered, thank you for these words. pitjantjatjara language words