Pets – animals kept for companionship ... “Dingo” is derived from din-gu, the Dharug word for domesticated dog – wild dingoes were known as “warrigal”. To begin with, early colonial ...

Dharug, the language of the Aboriginal people of Sydney had been dormant for decades as a result of colonisation. With few speakers left it was considered extinct until recently.

Source: Leanne Tobin between The National Committee of the Friends of Myall Creek and Dharug Knowledge Holders in Western Sydney exploring and commemorating the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838.