Dharawal language
Endangered Yuin language spoken in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| 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 | |
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Vowels are phonemically /a i u/.[3]
Vocabulary
Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[4]
| 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
References
External links
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