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Mattole (Noun)

Meaning 1

A member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The Mattole traditionally resided in the area surrounding the Mattole River in northwestern California.
  • Historically, the Mattole people followed a semi-nomadic lifestyle.
  • Some Mattole joined with the Wailacki to form the area's first reservation.
  • The Mattole people primarily spoke the Mattole language prior to contact with European settlers.
  • Researchers have worked with remaining Mattole descendants to reconstruct elements of the Mattole language for educational preservation purposes

Hypernyms

  • Athabaskan
  • Athabascan
  • Athapascan

Meaning 2

The Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The Mattole, an Algonquian-speaking group, once resided along a 30-mile stretch of the Mattole River in California.
  • Mattole is an Algonquian language, not of the same family as other Athabaskan or Hupa groups in neighboring areas.
  • The Bear River historically had Yurok residents alongside the Mattole River's Bear River Native Americans.
  • Hupa's southwestern neighbor were the Mattole and Wailacki Native American in western Trinity County.
  • South of the Mattole and their Bear River lands, and eastward along the Pacific coast lived Yurok people.

Hypernyms

  • Athabaskan
  • Athabascan
  • Athapascan
  • Athapaskan Language
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