@chaseparker.bsky.social

5 months ago

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

@chaseparker.bsky.social

10 months ago

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