Tharawal languages

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Ethnicity Yuin people
Geographicdistribution New South Wales, Australia Linguistic classification Pama–NyunganYuin–KuricYuinTharawal Subdivisions TharawalDhurgaThawa?Dyirringanj+ perhaps Gweagal et al. Glottolog nort2761 (partial overlap)sout2771

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), four Tharawal languages are attested, though he does not accept them as related:

Tharawal, Dhurga, Dyirringanj, Thawa

Bowern (2011) lists three–Dharawal, Dhurga, and Thawa—among the Yuin languages.

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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