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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Dharuk .
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Examples
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Everyone living in Sydney should be told that as of 1st Jan 2011 they must abide by the laws of the Dharug.
بالاترین sia 2010
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Dharug is firmly embedded in the college's curriculum and Joyce Berry, the deputy principal, wants to export the idea to other schools.
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At Chifley College, where around a fifth of the students are Aboriginal, Dharug is taught twice a week with great energy through repetition and song.
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In a remarkable comeback, Dharug now breathes again - its revitalisation helped by the efforts of staff at Chifley College's Dunheved campus in Sydney.
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Dharug was one of the dominant Aboriginal dialects in the Sydney region when British settlers arrived in 1788, but became extinct under the weight of colonisation.
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Details of its demise are sketchy but linguists believe the last of the traditional Dharug speakers died in the late 19th Century, and their unique tongue only survives because of written records.
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Dharug is firmly embedded in Chifley College's curriculum
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