luritja is the name of an australian aboriginal group of the western desert. they speak the luritja dialect of wati, the language of the western desert people. the dialect itself has several varieties. the luritja lands include areas to the west and south of alice springs. the region is centred on kings canyon. their neighbours are the arrernte (east), the warlpiri (north), the pintupi (west), and the pitjantjatjara (south).