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esselen

/ˈɛs.ə.lɛn/

Übersetzung: Eigenname für einen Angehörigen eines indigenen Volkes Nordamerikas, das an der Küste Kaliforniens nahe Monterey lebte, oder für die Sprache aus der Hoka-Familie, die dieses Volk sprach.

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/ˈɛs.ə.lɛn/formalamerican
  • deEigenname für einen Angehörigen eines indigenen Volkes Nordamerikas, das an der Küste Kaliforniens nahe Monterey lebte, oder für die Sprache aus der Hoka-Familie, die dieses Volk sprach.

A proper noun referring to a member of a North American Indian people who lived on the California coast near Monterey, or to the Hokan language spoken by that people.

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  1. Indigenous people of CaliforniaB2formalamerican

    A member of a Native American group that historically inhabited the central coast of California, near Monterey.

    deEsselen

    • The Esselen were known for their complex shell bead currency.
    • A small number of Esselen descendants still live in the region today.
    • The Esselen people traditionally gathered acorns and hunted along the coast.
  2. B2formalamerican

    The extinct Hokan language historically spoken by the Esselen people of California.

    deEsselen-Sprache

    • Linguists have attempted to reconstruct the Esselen language from early records.
    • Only a few word lists of Esselen survive in mission archives.
    • The Esselen language is considered an isolate within the Hokan hypothesis.