Thawa language

Thawa
Region	New South Wales, Australia
Ethnicity	Thaua
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Yuin–Kuric Yuin Tharawal Southern Coastal Yuin? Thawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`xtv`
Glottolog	None `sout2771` (included in Southern Coastal Yuin)^[1]
AIATSIS^[2]	`S52`

Thawa (Thaua, Dhawa, Thauaira) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. It is sometimes classified with Dyirringany as Southern Coastal Yuin,^[1] though it's not clear how close the two varieties actually were.^[2]

References

1 2 Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "included in Southern Coastal Yuin". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
1 2 Thawa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Aboriginal peoples in New South Wales

Aboriginal nations	Koori Kuringgai Murri (mainly Queensland bordering NSW)

Aboriginal peoples	Awabakal Bigambul Bundjalung Darkinjung Darug Dunghutti Eora Gamilaraay Gandangara Githabul Gumbaynggirr Kumbainggiri Muthi muthi Nari-Nari Ngarabal Ngarigo Ngunnawal Tharawal Thaua Walgalu Wandandian Wiradjuri Wonnarua Worimi Yuin

Aboriginal clans	Bidjigal Cadigal Cammeraygal Gorualgal Gringai Gweagal Jerrinja Himberrong Muthi muthi Ngambri Tati Tati Turuwal Walligal Wallumettagal Wangal Yitha Yitha

Aboriginal languages	Awabakal Bandjalang (or Bundjalung) Darkinjung Dharug (or Eora) Dyirringany Gamilaraay (or Yuwaaliyaay) Ngunnawal Nganywyana Mathi Group of Languages Tharawal (or Dharawal) Wemba Wemba Wiradjuri Worimi Kerami

See also: List of Indigenous Australian group names

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