Brady, Maggie2017-03-282017-03-281987b1642700http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114092I have utilised the orthography favoured by teachers and organisations associated with the Pitjantjatjara; my first lessons in the language were taught by Nancy Sheppard, previously of Ernabella who used this system (cf.Sheppard,1975). Pitjantjatjara uses seventeen consonants, and six vowels. The plosives p, k, t and tj are unaspirated. The language has two sounds indicated by r; a rolled r, symbolised as rr; and a retroflexed r. I have not indicated these retroflexes in the text, but point out here that the two words containing retroflexed r so.unds I use most frequently in the thesis are malu (red kangaroo), a retroflexed lateral; and anangu (Aboriginal person), a retroflexed nasal. There are three long vowel sounds, symbolised as ii, aa and uu; short vowels are i as in 'hit'; a as in 'cut' and u as in 'put'. Consonants are pronounced as follows: tj as an unaspirated English 'j'; ng as in 'long'; ny as in 'canyon'; ly has no English equivalent; w, y and m are pronounced as in English.x, 286 penAboriginal Australians Social life and customs Australia Yalata (S. Aust.)Aboriginal Australians Social conditions Australia Yalata (S. Aust.)Aboriginal Australians Attitudes Australia Yalata (S. Aust.)Disorderly conduct Australia Yalata (S. Aust.)Pitjantjatjara (Australian people)198710.25911/5d74e65bc63022017-03-24