Pitjantjatjara

Dialects: Pitjantjatjara (Pithantjatjarra), Yankunytjatjara.

Demographics: 2,660 (2006 census). 2,130 monolinguals. L2 users: 500.

Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Pintiini [pti], Yankunytjatjara [kdd].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15%. Dictionary. NT: 2002.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Australia