Hoka (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Shasta and Karok languages are part of the larger Hokan language family that spans much of California.
- Linguists consider the Karok language to be part of the Hokan language family.
- Some scholars believe that the Miwok languages are distantly related to the Hokan languages.
- Research on the Chowchilla Yokuts language suggests that it is part of the Yok-Utian language family, which is separate from Hokan.
- Pomo is another example of a Hokan language spoken by a tribe in the region of California around Clear Lake.