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Dharawal language

Dharawal language

Endangered Yuin language spoken in Australia

Not to be confused with Dharawala language.

The Dharawal language, also spelt Tharawal and Thurawal, and also known as Wodiwodi and other variants, is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales.

Traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal tribes around Sydney, New South Wales.[3]

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Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Velar ...

Vowels

Vowels are phonemically /a i u/.[4]

Vocabulary

Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[5]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. ABS. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017. Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    S59 Dharawal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. [3]
    This map is indicative only.
  4. [4]
    Eades, Diana K. (1976). The Dharawal and Dhurga Languages of the New South Wales South Coast.
  5. [5]
    Blake, Barry J. (1981). Australian Aboriginal languages: a general introduction. London: Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14044-8.
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