hokan

• Nom propre désignant une famille de langues amérindiennes parlées en Californie, ou un membre d'un peuple amérindien d'Amérique du Nord parlant l'une de ces langues.

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.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Language familyC2formal

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

   Famille de langues hokanes

   • 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.

   Personne de langue hokane

   • 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.