Ngaanyatjarra dialect

Ngaanyatjarra
Native toAustralia
RegionWestern Australia; Warburton Ranges.
EthnicityNgaanyatjarra
Native speakers
1,051 (2021 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3ntj
Glottologngaa1240
AIATSISA38
ELPNgaanyatjarra

Ngaanyatjarra ([ˈŋɐːn̪ɐt̪ɐrɐ]; also Ngaanyatjara, Ngaanjatjarra) is a dialect of the Western Desert language spoken primarily by the Ngaanyatjarra people.

It is very similar to its close neighbour Ngaatjatjarra, with which it is highly mutually intelligible.