@chaseparker.bsky.social

5 months ago

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

@chaseparker.bsky.social

10 months ago

Tongva word of the day: tokuurawt (toh-KOO-rowt)“pretty”. Example sentence: ‘Wee totookorme tokuurawtam xaa “All women are pretty” #gabrielino #tongve #indigenous #california #native #american #language