esselen

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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.

• 🇪🇸Propio de un pueblo indígena de Norteamérica que habitó la costa de California, cerca de Monterrey, o de su lengua de la familia hokana; también se refiere a los miembros de dicho pueblo o a su idioma.

1. Indigenous people of California B2 formal american

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Esselen (pueblo indígena)

2. Hokan language B2 formal american

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Idioma esselen