Indians of the Yosemite valley and vicinity: Their history, customs and traditionsClark, Galen
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Indians of the Yosemite valley and vicinity: Their history, customs and traditions
Clark, Galen
Indians of North America -- California; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Inspiration Point 1,248
El Capitan 3,300
Cathedral Rock 2,678
Cathedral Spires 1,934
Royal Arches (span) 2,000
The Sentinel 3,100
Sentinel Dome 4,122
Three Brothers 3,900
Eagle Peak 3,900
Yosemite Point 3,220
Glacier Point 3,250
North Dome 3,725
Half Dome 5,000
Cap of Liberty. 3,062
Union Point 2,350
Cloud's Rest. 5,912
Mt. Starr King 5,100
NAMES OF INDIAN NUMERALS.
King-eet' One
O-tee'-cat Two
Tul-o'-cat Three
O-e'-sart Four
Mo'-ho''-cat Five
Te'-mo''-cat Six
Te-tow'-ok Seven
Cow-in'-tuk Eight
El'-e''-wok Nine
Ne-ah'-jah Ten
Larger numbers are expressed by combinations of these numbers.
INDIAN WORDS IN COMMON USE.
Wat-too' The Sun
Co'-ma Moon
He-a'-mah Day
Cow-il'-la Night
Tum-aw'-lin North
Chu'-muck South
He'-home East
El-o'-win West
Het-a-poo'-pa Cold
Wool-tut'-tee Hat*
Come'-haw Burn
Chum'-haw Dead or Die
Na'-win Up or Above
Hoo'-ya Down or Below
Wool-ar'-nee To Hunt or Look For
Took'-hah To Kill
E'-win Now
Oo'-haw By and By
Man'-nik More
Ut'-tee Much
Wa'-le-co Quick
Now'-tah To Steal
Nung'-hah Man
O'-hock Woman
Es-el'-lo Baby or Infant
*Transcriber's note: This appears to be a typographical error for "Hot."
See "Central Sierra Miwok Dictionary with Texts" by L. S. Freeland
and Sylvia M. Broadbent (Publications in Linguistics vol. XXIII,
University of California Press, Berkeley, 1960).
NAMES OF THE INDIAN TRIBES PLACED ON THE FRESNO AND KINGS RIVER
RESERVATIONS IN 1850 AND 1851.
Names of Tribes-- From--
Wil-tuk'-um-nees Tuolumne River
Yo-sem'-i-tees Yosemite Valley
Po-to-en'-sees and Noot'-choos Merced River
Chow-chil'-lies Chowchilla Valley
Me'-woos Fresno Valley
Chook-chan'-cies Fresno and San Joaquin Rivers
Ho-na'-ches San Joaquin River
Pit-cal'-chees and Tal-an'-chees San Joaquin Valley
Cas-was'-sees Fine Gold Gulch
Wah-too'-kees, Wat'-chees,
No'-to-no'-tose and We-mel'-chees Kings River
Cow-il'-lees and Tel-um'-nees Four Creeks
Woo'-wells and Tal'-chees Tule Lake
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