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.
People of the neighbouring Gandangara clans make mention of the Dharawal language as actually being called Gur Gur.
Phonology Consonants LabialVelarAlveolarDentalPalatalStopbɡdd̪ɟNasalmŋnn̪ɲLaterallRhoticrApproximantwj
Vowels Vowels are phonemically /a i u/.
Vocabulary Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! English !! Dharawal |- | man || |- | woman || |- | mother || |- | father || |- | head || |- | eye || |- | nose || |- | ear || |- | mouth || |- | tongue || |- | tooth || |- | hand || |- | breast || |- | stomach || |- | faeces || |- | thigh || |- | foot || |- | blood || |- | dog || |- | snake || |- | kangaroo || |- | possum || |- | fish || |- | spider || |- | crow || |- | sun || |- | moon || |- | stone || |- | water || |- | camp || |- | fire || |- | smoke || |- | food || |- | meat || |- | stand || |- | see || |- | go || |- | get || |- | hit, kill || |- | I || |- | you || |- | one || |- | two ||
See also Dharawal Wodiwodi
Notes
References
External links Bibliography of Tharawal people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies