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Dharuk

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Australia/ˈdʌrʊk/

Dharuk 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.

Proper noun

Dharuk

  1. 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.

Forms of Dharuk

alternative formDarug
alternative formDharruk
alternative formDharug

Origin of Dharuk

Borrowed from Dharug dharug (“language”).

Questions about Dharuk

What does Dharuk mean?
Dharuk means 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.
What part of speech is Dharuk?
Dharuk is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dharuk?
Dharuk is pronounced /ˈdʌrʊk/ (Australia).

Words near Dharuk in the dictionary

  1. dharna
  2. dharnas
  3. Dharruk
  4. Dhars
  5. Dharug
  6. Dharuk
  7. Dharumbal
  8. Dharwad
  9. dhas
  10. Dhashufaruhuraa
  11. Dhashugirifinolhu

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