Dharuk
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dharug dharug (“language”).
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdʌrʊk/
Proper noun
Dharuk
- 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
References
- R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN, page 25.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Dharuk, xdk
