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hokan

/ˈhoʊ.kæn/

翻译: 一个专有名词,指加利福尼亚地区的美洲原住民语系(霍坎语系),也指使用该语系语言之一的北美印第安人。

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noun

/ˈhoʊ.kæn/formal
  • zh一个专有名词,指加利福尼亚地区的美洲原住民语系(霍坎语系),也指使用该语系语言之一的北美印第安人。

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.

不可数 · 专有名词

  1. Language familyC2formal

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

    zh霍坎语系

    • 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.

    zh霍坎人

    • 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.