Hokan (Noun)
Meaning 1
A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Hokan is a language family that includes languages traditionally spoken by several tribes in California.
- The languages classified as Hokan are varied and geographically diverse within the state of California.
- The Hokan languages were grouped into distinct families but were not easily reconciled with the neighboring languages of the region.
- Some research suggests a more complex language history and broader connections for Hokan within the languages of the Americas.
- Researchers have extensively studied the connections between the different languages of the Hokan family and neighboring groups.
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Meaning 2
A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Yana are a Hokan people traditionally inhabiting part of northern California.
- Their language is classified as a Hokan language and is no longer spoken as a native language in everyday life.
- Researchers have long been interested in the Hokan because of their unique cultural and linguistic heritage.
- Several distinct tribes, including the Karok, are Hokan peoples that traditionally resided along the Klamath River.
- Scholars often study the traditions of Hokan peoples to better understand the early history of the region.