esselen

• Substantivo próprio que designa um membro do povo indígena da América do Norte que vivia na costa da Califórnia, perto de Monterey, ou a língua da família hokana falada por esse povo.

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.

   Esselen

   • 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.

   Língua esselen

   • 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.