The Ngaanyatjarra people, also known as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group located in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. They speak the Ngaanyatjarra language, which is a Western Desert language belonging to the Wati branch of the Pama-Nyungan languages. The language is mutually intelligible with Ngaatjatjarra, and both are considered dialects of the same language. The term Ngaanya means 'this' and -tjarra means 'with/having', reflecting the way they use language to say 'this'. The neighbouring Ngaatjatjarra people use a different term for 'this'.
In Ngaanyatjarraku, the workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, while the majority of households rent their dwellings. The population skews towards younger age groups, with a notable presence of families with children.
