Taraaxatamme ‘ekwaa xaa honuuko nooma’ (tah-RAH-khah-tahm-meh eh-QUA KHAH hoh-NEW-koh NOH-mah’)“the People were here before me”
#tongva #tongve #indigenous #native #american #language #los_angeles #gabrielino #fernandeno #kizh
Tongva word of the day: kwaa’ro (QUA-roh) frog. Example sentence: Yakeenaxme kukwaa’ro (yah-KAY-nakh-may ku-QUA-roh) the frogs are dancing #los_angeles #indigenous #language #wotd #learn #gabrielino #fernandeno #kizh #toongve
Tongva word of the day: shahoovenax (to respect, to honor). Example sentence: Shahoovenaxreme mopii’arom taraaxatamo mareem ‘ooxonga (We honor the first people on this land) #tongva #toongve #gabrielino #kizh #fernandeno #native #california #language
