Thaua people | |
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Hierarchy | |
Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
Language group: | Yuin (shared word for man) (aka Thurga) (shared word for no) |
Group dialect: | 'Thaua' (Tindale) |
Group estate: |
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Area (2,100 sq. km) | |
Bioregion: | South east corner |
Location: | South Coast (NSW) |
Coordinates: | 36°55′S 149°40′E / 36.917°S 149.667°E |
The Thaua people, also spelt Thawa and Dhawa, and also referred to as Yuin (Djuin), are an Aboriginal Australian people living around the Twofold Bay area of the South Coast of New South Wales.