Tharawal, also spelt Thurawal and Dharawal, is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages once spoken along the South Coast of New South Wales.
| Tharawal | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Yuin people |
| Geographic distribution | New South Wales, Australia |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | nort2761 (partial overlap) sout2771 |
Number of languages in the group edit
According to Bob Dixon (2002), four Tharawal languages are attested, though he does not accept them as related:[1]
Claire Bowern (2011) lists three, among the Yuin languages:[2]
- Dharawal
- Dhurga
- Thawa
Speakers edit
Peoples who spoke these languages include:
Clans and Families of The Northern Dharawal
- Noron-Geragal
- Targarigal
- Goonamattagal
- Wodi Wodi
- Gweagal (Geawegal)
New South Wales south coast group
- Dharawal
- Dhurga or Thurga (Thoorga, Durga)
- Dyirringanj (Djirringanj)
- Thaua (Thawa)
References edit
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. pp. xxxiv–xxxv. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1.
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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