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The Tongva language (also known as Gabrielino or Gabrieleño) is an extinct [1] Uto-Aztecan language formerly spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who have lived in and around modern-day Los Angeles for centuries. It has not been a language of everyday conversation since the 1940s.
Tongva basket or bowl was created in the late 19th or early 20th century. Tongva material culture and technology reflected a sophisticated knowledge of the working properties of natural materials and a highly developed artisanship, shown in many articles of everyday utility decorated with shell inlay, carving, and painting. [89]
The Uto-Aztecan language family is one of the largest linguistic families in the Americas in terms of number of speakers, number of languages, and geographic extension. [2] The northernmost Uto-Aztecan language is Shoshoni, which is spoken as far north as Salmon, Idaho, while the southernmost is the Nawat language of El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Other family groups of the Tongva could be found elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley and San Fernando Valley. With the founding of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in 1771 and Mission San Fernando Rey de España in 1797, these Tongva groups gathered at the missions and were taught European skills of farming, raising cattle and producing leather, tallow, and soap.
A one-acre property tucked within a canopy of oak trees and shrubs in Altadena has been transferred to Los Angeles' first people.
The Acjachemen language is related to the Luiseño language spoken by the nearby Luiseño tribe located to the interior. [30] Considered to speak a dialect of Luiseño, the Juaneño were part of the Takic subgroup of the northern groupings of the Uto-Aztecan languages. Northern Uto-Aztecan (NUA) is divided into Numic, Tubatrlabalic, Takic, and ...
Orange County returned 6 acres of land to the Acjachemen and Tongva people. Tribal leaders say it's a small step in a movement to protect their heritage.
Tongva community leaders credit traditional stewardship practices, including the removal of fire-prone eucalyptus, with reducing the wildfire's impact. The Tongva's land burned in Eaton fire.