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Ramaytush
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English
Etymology
From en cst Rammay-tuš people from the west, used by the Chochenyo people of the East Bay.
Pronunciation
en /rɑːmaɪtuʃ/
Noun
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One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California.
Proper noun
The spoken language of this people, an Ohlone dialect in the Utian family.
Synonyms
San Francisco
References
Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. 0-87919-141-4.
Further reading
Ramaytush ("San Francisco") cst
en Ethnonyms Extinct languages
Northern Ohlone
Etymology
Literally: people of the west
Proper noun
cst proper noun
the tribes of current day San Francisco and San Mateo counties in California