Tongva language
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The Tongva language (also known as the Gabrielino language) is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who live in and around Los Angeles, California. Tongva is closely related to several other indigenous languages of the area, including the Cahuilla language and the Serrano language.
Modern Southern Californian place-names from Tongva include: Pacoima, Tujunga, Topanga, Azusa, the Cahuenga in Cahuenga Pass and the Cucamonga in Rancho Cucamonga.
The Tongva language is primarily documented in the unpublished early-20th century fieldnotes of John Peabody Harrington. The last native speaker of the Tongva language is said to have died in the 1970s. Modern Tongva are attempting to revive the language, using written vocabularies and comparisons to the closely related Cahuilla language.
External link
- [Reconstructed Tongva spoken] (streaming video, Tongva speech beginning at 35:10)
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