释义 |
ho·kan \ˈhōkən\ noun also ho·ka \-kə\ (plural hokan or hokans also hoka or hokas) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: coined 1913 by Roland B. Dixon died 1934 and Alfred L. Kroeber died 1960 American anthropologists 1. : a language stock centering in California comprising the Chimarikan, Esselenian, Kulanapan, Quoratean, Shastan, Yuman, and Yanan families 2. : a language phylum generally considered as comprising the Hokan stock plus Chumashan, Jicaquean, Salinan, Serian, Supanecan, Tequistlatecan, and Washoan |