Yuin people | |
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Aka: Thurga (Tindale) Dhawa (AIATSIS), Dhu Dhurga (SIL) | |
Hierarchy | |
Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
Language group: | Yuin (shared word for man) (a.k.a. Thurga) (shared word for no) |
Group dialects: Dhurga | |
Area | |
Bioregion: | South east corner |
Location: | South Coast (NSW) |
Coordinates: | 36°30′S 149°45′E / 36.500°S 149.750°E |
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The Yuin nation, also spelt Djuwin, is a group of Australian Aboriginal peoples from the South Coast of New South Wales. All Yuin people share ancestors who spoke, as their first language, one or more of the Yuin language dialects. Sub-groupings of the Yuin people are made on the basis of language and other cultural features; groups include the Brinja or Bugelli-manji, , Wandandian, Jerrinja, Budawang, Yuin-Monaro, Djiringanj, Walbunja, and more. They have a close association with the Thaua and Dharawal people.