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| Awabakal | |
|---|---|
| Hunter River – Lake Macquarie | |
| Native to | Eastern New South Wales, Australia |
| Region | Lake Macquarie, Newcastle |
| Ethnicity | Awabakal, Geawegal, Wonnarua |
| Extinct | Sometime late in the 19th century. The language is currently in early stages of revival. |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awk |
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| Glottolog | awab1243 |
| AIATSIS[2] | S66 |
| ELP | Awabakal |
Awabakal (also Awabagal or the Hunter River – Lake Macquarie, often abbreviated HRLM) language is an Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken around Lake Macquarie and Newcastle in New South Wales. The name is derived from Awaba, which was the native name of the lake. It was spoken by Awabakal and Wonnarua peoples.
It was studied by missionary Lancelot Threlkeld in the 19th century, who wrote a grammar of the language, but the spoken language had died out before 21st-century revival efforts.
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiv.
- ^ S66 Awabakal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies