Dhurga language

Dhurga
RegionNew South Wales, Australia
EthnicityDhurga (Yuin), Wandandian, ?Walbunja, Murramarang
Extinct1970s[1]
Dialects
  • Tharumba
Language codes
ISO 639-3dhu
Glottologdhur1239
AIATSIS[2]S53, S54, S55, S56
ELPDhurga
Dhurga is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The Dhurga language, also written Thurga, is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. It is a language of the Yuin people, specifically the Wandandian and Walbunja groups, but there have been no fluent speakers officially recorded for decades, so it has been functionally extinct for some time. Efforts have been made to revive the language since the 2010s.

  1. ^ Dhurga at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ S53 Dhurga at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)