Esselen

Definitions of Esselen
  1. noun
    a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
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    Hoka, Hokan
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
  2. noun
    the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen
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    type of:
    Hoka, Hokan
    a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
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