Dharuk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dharug dharug (“language”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dharuk

  1. The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Yuin-Kuric group, formerly spoken by people who lived in the Sydney region, from the southern shore of Port Jackson south to Botany Bay and as far inland as Camden and Penrith. Closely related to Dhurga and Thurawal.

See also

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Dharug terms

References

  • R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN, page 25.

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