Tharawal languages
| Tharawal | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Yuin
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | nort2761 (partial overlap) sout2771 |
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.
Number of languages in the group
According to Bob Dixon (2002), four Tharawal languages are attested, though he does not accept them as related:[1]
Yuin languages:[2]
- Dharawal
- Dhurga
- Thawa
Speakers
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
- Thurga(Thoorga, Durga)
- Dyirringanj(Djirringanj)
- Thaua(Thawa)
References
- 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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