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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Pitjantjatjara
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Pitjantjatjara words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Pitjantjatjara phrases in this lesson
- Help!help
- Help!
- Call a doctorkawl a DOK-tor
- Call a doctor
- PulitjimanaPU-li-chi-ma-na
- Police
- PharmacyFAR-ma-see
- Pharmacy
- KlinikKLI-nik
- Hospital
- I'm lostaim LOST
- I'm lost
- Ngayulu pikaNGA-yu-lu PI-ka
- I don't feel well
- It was stolenit wuz STOH-len
- It was stolen
- It's an emergencyits an e-MUR-jen-see
- It's an emergency
- Wanti!WAN-ti
- Leave me alone
Said in English. The emergency number in Australia is 000.
Said in English. Each community has a clinic with nurses.
From English policeman.
Said in English. Medicine comes from the community clinic.
From English clinic, the community's health center.
Said in English. In the desert, never travel without local guidance and water.
Literally "I am hurting". Pika covers pain and sickness.
Said in English.
Said in English, to 000.
Literally "leave it!", a firm "don't".