Dharuk
/ˈdɑːrʊk/noun
Dharuk is an alternative historical spelling for the language and Indigenous people traditionally associated with the Sydney region of Australia.
Did you know?Dharuk is closely associated with the language now more commonly written Dharug or Darug, but the original meaning of the name remains uncertain in the surviving historical record.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-colonial period
Dharug
Dharug/Darug
“An Indigenous ethnolinguistic name associated with the Sydney Basin; its precise original meaning is uncertain.”
1788
English records
Dharuk
“A colonial-era spelling used in attempts to record the name of the language and its speakers.”
19th Century
English
Dharuk
“A historical spelling appearing in linguistic and ethnographic descriptions of the Sydney-area language.”
20th Century
English
Dharug/Darug
“These spellings increasingly became preferred modern forms, although Dharuk remained documented as a variant.”
Modern English
English
Dharuk
“A recognized alternative spelling referring to the Dharug or Darug language and cultural group.”