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Hoka

Definitions of Hoka
  1. noun
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
    synonyms: Hokan
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    Achomawi
    a member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California
    Akwa'ala
    a member of the Akwa'ala community in Baja California
    Atsugewi
    a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
    Chimariko
    a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
    Cochimi
    a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California
    Cocopa, Cocopah
    a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River
    Diegueno
    a member of a North American Indian people of southern California
    Esselen
    a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
    Halchidhoma
    a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa
    Havasupai
    a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
    Kamia
    a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico
    Karok
    a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California
    Kiliwa, Kiliwi
    a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California
    Maricopa
    a member of a North American Indian people of the Gila river valley in Arizona
    Mohave, Mojave
    a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
    Pomo
    a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast
    Shasta
    a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
    Hualapai, Hualpai, Walapai
    a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona
    Yahi
    a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California
    Yana
    a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California
    Yavapai
    a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
    Yuma
    a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California
    type of:
    American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
    a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
  2. noun
    a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
    synonyms: Hokan
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    Chimariko
    the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko
    Esselen
    the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen
    Kulanapan
    a group of languages of the Hokan family
    Quoratean
    a group of languages of the Hokan family
    Shastan
    a group of languages of the Hokan family in California
    Yuman
    a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico
    Yanan
    a language group of the Hokan family
    Pomo
    the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo
    Karok
    the Quoratean language of the Karok
    Achomawi
    the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi
    Atsugewi
    the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
    Shasta
    the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta
    Akwa'ala
    the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala
    Cochimi
    the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi
    Cocopa, Cocopah
    the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa
    Diegueno
    the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno
    Havasupai
    the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai
    Kamia
    the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia
    Kiliwa, Kiliwi
    the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa
    Maricopa
    the Yuman language spoken by the Maricopa and the Halchidhoma
    Mohave, Mojave
    the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
    Hualapai, Hualpai, Walapai
    the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai
    Yavapai
    the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai
    Yuma
    the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma
    Yahi
    the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi
    Yana
    the Yanan language spoken by the Yana
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, Indian
    any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
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