hoka

• Substantivo próprio referente a um membro de um povo indígena norte-americano que fala uma das línguas hokanas, ou à família das línguas hokanas faladas na Califórnia.

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

nome próprio

1. Indigenous groupC1formalamerican

   A member of an Indigenous North American population associated with the Hokan language family, primarily historically centered in California.

   Povo indígena hoka

   • The Hoka traditionally inhabited various regions across California before European settlement.
   • A scholar specializing in the Hoka peoples explained their intricate trade networks.
   • Efforts to document the history of the Hoka are ongoing.

   Sinônimoshokan

2. Language macro-familyC1formalamericanscientific

   A proposed larger grouping (Hokan) of indigenous languages spoken in western North America, specifically in California and northern Mexico.

   Macrofamília linguística

   • The Hoka language family includes languages such as Pomo and Yana.
   • Linguists continue to debate the validity of the Hoka classification.
   • Very few speakers of Hoka languages remain today.

   Sinônimoshokan