Thaua

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.

Thaua people
South east corner bioregion
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:
  • Baianbal (forest people)
  • Katungal (seacoast people)
Area (2,100 sq. km)
Bioregion:South east corner
Location:South Coast (NSW)
Coordinates:36°55′S 149°40′E
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