Dharawal language
| Dharawal | |
|---|---|
| Tharawal | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Dharawal, Wodiwodi, Gweagal |
Native speakers | 27 self-identified speakers (2016 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tbh |
tbh.html | |
| Glottolog | thur1254 |
| AIATSIS[2] | S59 |
| ELP | Dharawal |
 Traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal tribes around Sydney, New South Wales;[a] Dharawal in red. | |
 Dharawal is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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.
People of the neighbouring Gandangara clans make mention of the Dharawal language as actually being called Gur Gur.[3]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Velar | Alveolar | Dental | Palatal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | ɡ | d | d̪ | ɟ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n | n̪ | ɲ |
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels
Vowels are phonemically /a i u/.[4]
Vocabulary
Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[5]
English Dharawal man yuwiny woman miga mother minga father baba head walaar eye mabura nose nugur ear guri mouth gami tongue ḏalany tooth yira hand maramal breast nguminyang stomach biṉḏi faeces guning thigh ḏara foot ḏana blood ngawu dog mirigang snake gari kangaroo buru possum guruura fish ḏany spider maraara crow wawarnang sun wuri moon dyadyung stone garabang water ngadyung camp ngura fire ganbi smoke gaandi food ḏangang meat mandidyang stand ḏar see nand go yand get mand hit, kill bulm I ngayagang you nyindigang one miḏang two bula
See also
Notes
- ^ This map is indicative only.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ S59 Dharawal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Russell, William (1914). My Recollections. Camden: Camden News Office.
- ^ Eades, Diana K. (1976). The Dharawal and Dhurga Languages of the New South Wales South Coast.
- ^ Blake, Barry J. (1981). Australian Aboriginal languages: a general introduction. London: Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14044-8.