ðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə θˈɜːzdeɪ ˈaɪlənd ɡɹˈuːp ɪz kˈaɪwɐlˌɪɡaʊ jɐ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz kˈɔːɹɐɹˌeɪɡaʊ jɐ ðə nˈeɪm ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə dˈaɪəlɛkt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z
The indigenous language of the Thursday Island group is Kaiwaligau Ya, also known as Kauraraigau Ya (the name in the form of the dialect of the 1800s)