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Tharawal languages

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Ethnicity
  
Yuin people

Geographic distribution
  
New South Wales, Australia

Linguistic classification
  
Pama–Nyungan Yuin–Kuric Yuin Tharawal

Subdivisions
  
Tharawal Dhurga Thawa ?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)
  • References

    Tharawal languages Wikipedia