Western Desert language
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The Western Desert language, or Wati, is a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages in the Pama–Nyungan family.
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Western Desert | |
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Wati | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Desert areas of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory |
Ethnicity | Western Desert cultural bloc |
Native speakers | 7,400 (2006 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Standard forms | |
Dialects |
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Western Desert Sign Language Manjiljarra Sign Language Ngada Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:ktd – Kokata (Kukarta)kux – Kukatjampj – Martu Wangkantj – Ngaanyatjarrapti – Pintiini (Wangkatja)piu – Pintupi-Luritjapjt – Pitjantjatjaratjp – Tjupanykdd – Yankunytjatjara |
Glottolog | wati1241 Wati |
AIATSIS[1] | A80 |
ELP | Kukatja |
Pintiini[4] | |
Wati languages (green) among Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
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The name Wati tends to be used when considering the various varieties to be distinct languages, Western Desert when considering them dialects of a single language, or Wati as Warnman plus the Western Desert cluster.