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Luiseño language -- Vocabulary

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

'aanat, undated

 File — Box 3
Identifier: CICSC01_03-15
Scope and Contents

Typescript and handwritten notes regarding song "'aanat," a hunting song that "belonged to Jose Luis Albañas."

Dates: undated

Baskets, undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-52
Scope and Contents

Typescript list of six kinds of baskets with context and some drawings.

Dates: undated

Bird & King Deer / Eheng-mal Pe Cha-we-wut, undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-69
Scope and Contents

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Bird and King Deer" (noted as "Eheng-mal Pe Cha-we-wut" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.

Dates: undated

Birds, 1986; 1993; undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-36
Scope and Contents

Various handwritten and typescript documents outlining birds with names in Luiseño and English, with additional information related to feathers and their uses. One document is a bird survey conducted at Pauma Indian Reservation.

Dates: 1986; 1993; undated

Body Parts , undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-39
Scope and Contents

Handwritten list of Luiseño words for body parts, with English translations and context.

Dates: undated

[Ceremony], undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-40
Scope and Contents

Diagram and context for ceremonial circle and items used in ceremony. See also Turhahish.

Dates: undated

Clans, etc., undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-41
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes regarding clans, moieties, and family relations, with Luiseño and English translations.

Dates: undated

Constellations, undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-43
Scope and Contents

Handwritten information about celestial bodies including Luiseño names, context, and notations about constellations appearances in song.

Dates: undated

Council, undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-73
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes related to a council, presumably Weyot/Wiyot's council (Wiyot, a Luiseño cultural hero). Notes contain listings and transcriptions of related songs, members of the council of Wiyot, vocabulary, and context provided by Rodriguez.

Dates: undated

Coyote Lion Wildcat / Ano Tukwot Tu-Ku-T, undated

 File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-64
Scope and Contents

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Coyote Lion Wildcat" (noted as "Ano Tukwot Tu-Ku-T" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.

Dates: undated