Hokan

(kən)

noun

a group of distantly related language families of the SW U.S. and Mexico, including Yuman

See Hokan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A proposed grouping of a number of Native American language families of western North America.

Origin:

Origin: From Atsugewi (Native American language of California formerly considered Hokan) hoqi, two

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