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Definition of Hokan in English: Hokanadjectiveˈhəʊkanˈhōkən Relating to or denoting a group of languages of western Mexico and California, considered as a possible language family. They include Yuman, Mojave, and several other languages now extinct or almost so. Example sentencesExamples - The Hokan languages are spoken in the southwestern and west coast US and in northwestern Mexico (Baja California and Sonora).
- Take, for example, a language like the Native American Hokan variety Atsugewi.
- Tlapanec is the most recent addition, having been tentatively linked with Hokan languages earlier.
- The Hokan languages include families of languages in Mexico and in the western part of the United States, especially in California.
- The Hokan language, a dialect of which is spoken by the Washo people, is apparently of great antiquity - it belongs to what is very likely the oldest of California languages.
noun ˈhəʊkanˈhōkən mass nounThe hypothetical Hokan language family. Example sentencesExamples - Although some Hokan families may indeed be related, especially in northern California, few linguists today expect Hokan as a whole to prove to be valid, and the term is often used as a convenient label to simplify one of the most linguistically diverse areas of the world.
Origin From Hokan hok 'about two' + -an. Definition of Hokan in US English: Hokanadjectiveˈhōkən Relating to or denoting a group of languages of western Mexico and California, considered as a possible language family and including Yuman, Mojave, and several other languages now extinct or nearly so. Example sentencesExamples - The Hokan language, a dialect of which is spoken by the Washo people, is apparently of great antiquity - it belongs to what is very likely the oldest of California languages.
- The Hokan languages are spoken in the southwestern and west coast US and in northwestern Mexico (Baja California and Sonora).
- Tlapanec is the most recent addition, having been tentatively linked with Hokan languages earlier.
- The Hokan languages include families of languages in Mexico and in the western part of the United States, especially in California.
- Take, for example, a language like the Native American Hokan variety Atsugewi.
nounˈhōkən The hypothetical Hokan language family. Example sentencesExamples - Although some Hokan families may indeed be related, especially in northern California, few linguists today expect Hokan as a whole to prove to be valid, and the term is often used as a convenient label to simplify one of the most linguistically diverse areas of the world.
Origin From Hokan hok ‘about two’ + -an. |