Dharug
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This article is about the Aboriginal Australian people. For the language, see Dharug language. For the town whose name is derived from this name, see Dharruk, New South Wales.
The Dharug or Darug people, are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, lived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney.
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Dharug people | |
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aka Darug, Dharruk, Dharrook, Darrook, Dharung, Broken Bay tribe[1] | |
Hierarchy | |
Language contry
| Pama–Nyungan |
Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
Language group: | Dharug |
Group dialects: | Inland Dharug & Coastal Dharug |
Area (approx. 6,000 sq. km) | |
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Location: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates: | 33°35′S 150°35′E[1] |
Mountains: | Blue Mountains |
Rivers: | Cooks, Georges, Hawkesbury, Lane Cove, Nepean, Parramatta |
Notable individuals | |
Pemulwuy | |
Anthony Fernando |
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The Dharug were bounded by the Awabakal to the north of Broken Bay, the Darkinjung to the northwest, the Wiradjuri to the west on the eastern fringe of the Blue Mountains, the Gandangara to the southwest in the Southern Highlands, and the Tharawal to the southeast in the Illawarra area.