hokan

• Nombre propio que designa una familia de lenguas indígenas habladas en California, o a un miembro de los pueblos indígenas norteamericanos que hablan alguna de las lenguas hokan.

A proper noun referring to a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California, or a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages.

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1. Language familyC2formal

   A group of indigenous languages originally spoken by Native American peoples in California.

   Familia lingüística hokana

   • The Hokan family includes such languages as Shasta and Pomo.
   • Linguists have debated the extent of the Hokan language family for decades.
   • Several Hokan languages are now extinct.

2. Member of a peopleC2formal

   A person belonging to any of several native North American tribes that speak or spoke a Hokan language.

   Hokan (pueblo)

   • The Hokan peoples traditionally inhabited parts of northern and central California.
   • Anthropologists studied the rituals of the Hokan groups.
   • Today, descendants of the Hokan work to preserve their cultural heritage.