Luiseno
Luiseno was a Uto-Aztecan language once spoken in United States.
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Luiseño, or Chamtéela, is a Uto-Aztecan language of California spoken by the Luiseño people. The Luiseño are a Native American people who at the time of first contact with the Spanish in the 16th century inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles (80 km) from the southern part of Los Angeles County, California, to the northern part of San Diego County, California, and inland 30 miles (48 km). The people are called "Luiseño", owing to their proximity to the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia.
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Words in Luiseno
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | atax* | |
| name | tuNla* | |
| eye | tíiwilash | |
| ear | naqla* | |
| nose | muvil* | |
| tooth | tamat* | |
| tongue | weyi* | |
| hand | mát | |
| blood | owla* | |
| bone | kulawut* | |
| skin | tavaS* | |
| knee | qaxmay* | |
| breast | pit* | |
| liver | noma* | |
| water | páála | |
| fire | kut* | |
| sun | timet* | |
| star | sula* | |
| rain | hílak | |
| stone | tota* | |
| mountain | qawiCa* | |
| tree | kulawut* | |
| leaf | pavlaS* | |
| night | tukumit* | |
| dog | awal* | |
| fish | anamal* | |
| louse | sa7lat* | |
| one | supul* | |
| two | weh* | |
| I | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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