Dharug | |
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Sydney, lyora, Darug, Dharuk | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | New South Wales |
Ethnicity | Dharug, Eora (Yura) (Gadigal, Wangal, Cammeraygal, Wallumettagal, Bidjigal) |
Extinct | Late 19th - early 20th century |
Revival | Small number[quantify] of L2 speakers |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xdk |
xdk.html | |
Glottolog | sydn1236 |
AIATSIS[1] | S64 |
ELP | Dharug |
![]() Dharug is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Dharug language, also spelt Darug, Dharuk, and other variants, and also known as the Sydney language, Gadigal language (Sydney city area), is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yuin–Kuric group that was traditionally spoken in the region of Sydney, New South Wales, until it became extinct due to effects of colonisation. It is the traditional language of the Dharug people. The Dharug population has greatly diminished since the onset of colonisation.[2][3] The term Eora language has sometimes been used to distinguish a coastal dialect from hinterland dialects, but there is no evidence that Aboriginal peoples ever used this term, which simply means "people".[4] Some effort has been put into reviving a reconstructed form of the language.
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