Awaswas language
| Awaswas | |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
cst-awa | |
Awaswas, or Santa Cruz, is one of eight Ohlone languages historically spoken by the Awaswas people, an indigenous people of California.
History
Awaswas is a Costanoan language dialect in the Utian family. The Awaswas lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of present-day Santa Cruz County from present-day Davenport to Aptos. Awaswas became the main language spoken at the Mission Santa Cruz.[1] However, there is evidence that this grouping was more geographic than linguistic, and that the records of the "Santa Cruz Costanoan" language in fact represent several diverse dialects.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Awaswas". Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
References
- Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. (map of villages, page 465)
- Milliken, Randall. A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769-1910 Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1995. ISBN 0-87919-132-5 (alk. paper)
- Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. ISBN 0-87919-141-4.
- Yamane, Linda, ed. 2002. A Gathering of Voices: The Native Peoples of the Central California Coast. Santa Cruz County History Journal, Number 5. Santa Cruz, CA: Museum of Art & History. ISBN 0-940283-11-5
External links
- "Awaswas". California Language Archive. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- Harrington, John P. "Papers of John P. Harrington, Part 2, Northern and Central California". Open Language Archives Community. Retrieved 2012-07-28.