Wangka Kutju

Wangka Kutju means "one language". It is the first realtime digital translator between English and the Central Australian Indigenous language of Pintupi-Luritja.

Wangka Kutju was developed with renal patients at the Purple House, which is owned by Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (WDNWPTAC).

Features of Wangka Kutju include:
  • Realtime translation from English to Pintupi-Luritja

  • Realtime translation from Pintupi-Luritja to English

  • Pintupi-Luritja text-to-speech

  • Pintupi-Luritja speech recognition

  • Pintupi-Luritja word analysis

  • Machine learning capabilities

  • Reads the weather in Pintupi-Luritja


    • Click here to see the project report


    Purple House developed Wangka Kutju with funding from the Indigenous Language and Arts program through the Department of Communications and Arts, and further developed the software in 2020 under the National Indigenous Australians Agency.