Vatyarri

Vatjarri ( Wajarri, Wadjari, Wadjeri, Watjari, Watjarri ) is an Australian language spoken in Mount Magnet in the Geraldton region of Western Australia . The language has dialects of wateryarri, ngaluvangka, nukan, piringu, of which ngaluvangka can be considered a separate language.

Populations speaking to Vatyarri, or who come primarily from speakers of the Vatyarri language, also consider themselves to Vatyarri. The word "man" is in Vatiarri, yamaji , and this word is also commonly used by the people of Vatiarri to refer to itself. Depending on the context, the word yamaji can also be used to other Australian aborigines, especially to people from the Murchison-Gascoyne region.