# Wangka Kutju — Pintupi-Luritja translator

> Pintupi-Luritja to English translator with speech recognition, text-to-speech, and sign language. (iPhone/iPad app by Brendan Kavanagh.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wangka-kutju/id1539867722 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brendan Kavanagh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1539867724)
- Category: Utilities, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 227 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-11-15
- Data updated: 2026-06-02
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wangka-kutju/id1539867722/reviews.md

## What is Wangka Kutju?

Wangka Kutju is a Pintupi-Luritja word meaning 'one language'. It has been developed by a group of native speakers to provide digital translation between English and Pintupi-Luritja. Speak full sentences in one language, then hear your translation spoken in the other language.

Features include:
 - Speech recognition: Recognises spoken sentences in Pintupi-Luritja or English.
 - Text-to-speech: Listen to Pintupi-Luritja sentences spoken by male or female native speakers
 - 3D hand gestures: Translation is accompanied by CGI models who demonstrate Pintupi-Luritja sign language
 - Sentence analysis: See the translation broken up into individual words and their parts with detailed explanations.
 - Weather forecast: View animated weather forecasts for the towns of Alice Springs, Papunya, Mt. Liebig and Kintore
 - Posts: Read the latest bilingual posts from Central Desert organisations
 - User feedback: rate and correct each translation. Your feedback will teach the machine to translate better in the future.

Wangka Kutju was developed through a collaboration between Highway Learning and the Western Desert owned Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation.

Funding was provided through the Department of Communications and Arts, as well as the National Indigenous Australians Agency

## Key features

- Speech recognition for sentences
- Text-to-speech by native speakers
- 3D hand gestures for sign language
- Detailed sentence and word analysis
- Local weather forecasts
- Bilingual posts from organizations


## Frequently asked questions about Wangka Kutju

### What languages does Wangka Kutju translate between?

Wangka Kutju provides digital translation between English and Pintupi-Luritja. It can recognize spoken sentences in either language and provide spoken translations in the other.

### How accurate are the translations in Wangka Kutju?

The app utilizes speech recognition and text-to-speech by native speakers. Users can also provide feedback to rate and correct translations, which helps improve the machine's accuracy over time.

### Does Wangka Kutju support sign language?

Yes, Wangka Kutju includes 3D hand gestures performed by CGI models to demonstrate Pintupi-Luritja sign language alongside spoken translations.

### Can I hear the translations spoken by native speakers?

Yes, Wangka Kutju features text-to-speech functionality where you can listen to Pintupi-Luritja sentences spoken by both male and female native speakers.

### What additional features does Wangka Kutju offer besides translation?

Wangka Kutju includes animated weather forecasts for several towns, bilingual posts from Central Desert organizations, and detailed sentence analysis breaking down translations into individual words.

### Is Wangka Kutju available on multiple devices?

Wangka Kutju is available for iPhone and iPad. It is designed for iOS devices.

### How often is Wangka Kutju updated?

The latest version, 2.03, was released on June 10, 2021. The app was initially released on November 15, 2020.

### What is the age rating for Wangka Kutju?

Wangka Kutju has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young users and above.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.03 — 2021-06-10

- Faster translation and annotation
- Squashed some nasty bugs
- New phrasebook feature

### 2.02 — 2020-12-09

- Improved Pintupi-Luritja text-to-speech functions
- Better learning capabilities
- Bugs fixed

### 2.01 — 2020-11-15

No release notes.

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