Tongva language
Encyclopedia
Collected by C. Hart Merriam (1903)
(Merriam refers to them as the Tongvā)Numbers
- Po-koo /bo'kʰøː/
- Wěh-hā /ʋɛj'χɒː/
- Pah-hā /pa'χɒː/
- Wah-chah /ʋa'ʃɒχ/
- Mah-har /ma'χɒʁ/
- Pah-vah-hā /pa'va'χɒː/
- Wah-chah-kav-e-ah /ʋa'ʃa'kʰav̥eʲa/
- Wa-ha's-wah-chah /ʋa'χz̥ʷaʃa/
- Mah-ha'hr-kav-e-ah /ma'χaɣ̥ʁ'kʰav̥eʲa/
- Wa-hās-mah-hah'r /ʋa'χɑz'ma'χaɣ̥ʁ/
- Wa-hā's-mah-hah'r-koi-po-koo /ʋa'χɑz'ma'χaɣ̥ʁ' kʰoi'bokʰu/
- Wa-hā's-mah-hah'r-koi-wěh-hā /ʋa'χɑz'ma'χaɣ̥ʁ' kʰoi'ʋɛj'χɒː/
grizzly bear
Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
- hoó-nahr /χœ'naʁ/
- hoon-nah /χun'na/ (subject)
- hoon-rah /χun'ra/ (object)
black bear
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most common bear species. Black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in...
- pí-yah-hó-naht /pija'χø'natʰ/
Collected by Alexander Taylor (1860)
Numbers- po-koo /po'kʰø/
- wa-hay /ʋa'χai/
- pa-hey /ʋa'χai/
- wat-sa /ʋa'tsa/
- mahar /maχʁ/
- pawahe /paʋaχe/
- wat-sa-kabiya /ʋa'tsa'kʰaβɨjɒː/
- wa-hish-watchsa /ʋa'χɪʃwatsʒz̥ɒː/
- mahar-cabearka /maχar'çaβir'kʰɒː/
- wa-hish-mar /ʋa'χɪʃ'mar'/
Taylor claims "they do not count farther than ten"
bear
- hoo-nar /χø'nar/
Collected by Dr. Oscar Loew (1875)
Numbers- pu-gu' /pu'guʲ/
- ve-he' /vɛ'χɛʲ/
- pa'-hi /pʰa'çi/
- va-tcha' /va'tsʃaʲ/
- maha'r /maχ'aʁ/
- pa-va'he /pʰa'vaʝe/
- vatcha'-kabya' /va'tsʃaʲ kʰabʲɒː/
- vehesh-vatcha' /vɛχɛʃ'va'tsʃaʲ/
- mahar-kabya' /maχ'aʁ'kʰabʲɒː/
- vehes-mahar /vɛχɛs'ma'χar/
- puku-hurura /bukʰy'χurura/
- vehe-hurura /vɛ'χɛ'χurura/
bear
- unar /œ'nar/
Unreferenced
- Pacoima = from the root word Pako enter, meaning the entrance
- Tujunga = from the root word old woman tux'uu
- Azusa = from the word -shuuk 'Ashuuksanga = his grandmother
External links
- Reconstructed Tongva spoken (streaming video, Tongva speech beginning at 35:10)
- www.native-languages.org (Native Languages of the Americas)
- Gabrielino language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian LanguagesSurvey of California and Other Indian LanguagesThe Survey of California and Other Indian Languages at the University of California at Berkeley documents, catalogs, and archives the indigenous languages of the Americas...
- Keepers of Indigenous Ways: Tongva Language History & classes