Editing Pitjantjatjara (section)

== Etymology ==
The name ''Pitjantjatjara'' derives from the word ''pitjantja'', a [[nominalization|nominalised form]] of the verb "go" (equivalent to the English "going" used as a noun). Combined with the [[comitative]] suffix ''-tjara'', it means something like "''pitjantja''-having" (i.e. the variety that uses the word ''pitjantja'' for "going").  This distinguishes it from its near neighbour Yankunytjatjara which has ''yankunytja'' for the same meaning.{{sfn|Goddard|2010|p=871}} This naming strategy is also the source of the names of [[Ngaanyatjarra language|Ngaanyatjarra]] and [[Ngaatjatjarra language|Ngaatjatjarra]] but in that case the names contrast the two languages based on their words for "this" (respectively, ''ngaanya'' and ''ngaatja''). The two languages Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara may be grouped together under the name Nyangatjatjara (indicating that they have ''nyangatja'' for "this") which then contrasts them with [[Ngaanyatjarra]] and [[Ngaatjatjarra]].{{sfn|Goddard|1985}}