Dharuk

English

Alternative forms

• Darug
• Dharruk
• Dharug

Etymology

From Dharug dharug (“language”).

Proper noun

Dharuk

1. The language of the Australian aboriginal people who lived in the area of what is now Sydney from the southern shore of Port Jackson south to Botany Bay and as far inland as what is now Camden and Penrith. Closely related to Dhurga and Thurawal.

Synonyms

• Sydney, Eora/Iora/Iyora

References

• R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN, page 25.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Dharuk, xdk ⁠