Tharawal languages
| Tharawal | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Yuin people |
| Geographic distribution: |
New South Wales, Australia |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | nort2761 (partial overlap)[1] |
Tharawal (Thurawal) is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages once spoken along the South Coast of New South Wales.
According to Dixon (2002),[2] four Tharawal languages are attested, though he does not accept them as related:
Bowern (2011) lists three–Dharawal, Dhurga, and Thawa—among the Yuin languages.[3]
Speakers
Peoples who spoke these languages include:
Southern New South Wales group Clans and Families of The Northern Dharawal
- Noron-Geragal
- Targarigal
- Goonamattagal
- Wodi Wodi
- Gweagal (Geawegal)
New South Wales south coast group
- Tharawal
- Dhurga or Thurga (Thoorga, Durga)
- Dyirringanj (Djirringanj)
- Thaua (Thawa)
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- ↑ R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. xxxiv–xxxv, ISBN 0-521-47378-0.
- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
