Dharuk

Meaning

Proper Noun

• 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.

Origin

• From Dharug dharug ("language").