Western Desert language

Western Desert
Western Desert
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)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Desert Nyungic Wati Western Desert; ; ;
Standard forms	Martu Wangka;
Dialects	Yulparija; Manjtjiltjara; Kartutjarra; Kukatja; Pintupi; Luritja; Ngaatjatjarra; Ngaanyatjarra; Wangkatha; Wangkatja (Nyanganyatjara); Ngalia (Ooldean); Pitjantjatjara; Yankunytjatjara; Kukarta;
Signed forms	Western Desert Sign Language; Manjiljarra Sign Language; Ngada Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ktd – Kokata (Kukarta); kux – Kukatja; mpj – Martu Wangka; ntj – Ngaanyatjarra; pti – Pintiini (Wangkatja); piu – Pintupi-Luritja; pjt – Pitjantjatjara; tjp – Tjupany; kdd – Yankunytjatjara
Glottolog	wati1241 Wati
AIATSIS	A80
ELP	Kukatja
	Pintiini
	Wati languages (green) among Pama–Nyungan (tan)

The Western Desert language, or Wati, is a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages in the Pama–Nyungan family.

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 Wanman plus the Western Desert cluster.

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