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ALSO KNOWN AS		Tharawal, Darawal, Carawal, Turawal, Thurrawal, Thurrawall, Turuwal, Turuwul, Turrubul, Tutuwull, Ta-ga-ry, Five Islands tribe, Dharawaal, Dharawa, Turuwull,Thurawal
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Yuin-Kuric
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tbh
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wadiwadi
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database” . AIATSIS

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"This is still a very small percentage of the people who identify with Dharawal;
the respondent reported that over 1000 people identify with this language."

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"[Data] indicates that the younger age groups (0–19 years, 20–39 years and 40–59 years) are using the language more frequently. In fact, [data] indicates that these age groups did not use the language at all previously."

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Dharawal was reported not to have been used as an everyday language for
some time."

PLACES: New South Wales, Australia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Dharawal is a language from coastal New South Wales."

		2011	How many languages were spoken in Australia?	Also includes subsequent additions by CB directly into ElCat				http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx	Claire Bowern	Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.												-25.68629188,145.6371438
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger		UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	4	1-9			Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
978192210224		2014	Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey			Canberra, Australia	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)		Doug Marmion and Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy	Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.		~1000	100-999	"This is still a very small percentage of the people who identify with Dharawal; the respondent reported that over 1000 people identify with this language."	"Dharawal was reported not to have been used as an everyday language for some time."	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	"[Data] indicates that the younger age groups (0–19 years, 20–39 years and 40–59 years) are using the language more frequently. In fact, [data] indicates that these age groups did not use the language at all previously."	10	"Dharawal is a language from coastal New South Wales."	New South Wales, Australia
			Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database		AIATSIS	Canberra		http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub	4	1-9			Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Dharawal

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1000

Discussion

Dharawal

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1000

Discussion

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