Tharawal language
| Tharawal | |
|---|---|
| Dharawal | |
| Region | New South Wales, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Tharawal, Thaua |
| Revival | 27 self-identified speakers (2016 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
tbh |
| Glottolog |
thur1254[2] |
| AIATSIS[3] |
S59 |
The Tharawal language (Thurawal, Dharawal, Wodiwodi) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales.
Traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal tribes around Sydney, New South Wales.[4]
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/.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. ABS. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Thurawal". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Tharawal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ This map is indicative only.
- ↑ Eades, Diana K. (1976). The Dharawal and Dhurga Languages of the New South Wales South Coast.
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