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Cahuilla / k ə ˈ w iː ə /, or Ivilyuat (Ɂívil̃uɂat or Ivil̃uɂat IPA: [ʔivɪʎʊʔat]), is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language, spoken by the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the Coachella Valley, San Gorgonio Pass and San Jacinto Mountains region of southern California. [3]
The Cahuilla, also known as ʔívil̃uqaletem or Ivilyuqaletem, are a Native American people of the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the inland areas of southern California. [2] Their original territory encompassed about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km 2 ).
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians [6] Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians; Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California [7] Some Chemehuevi are also part of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, whose members are mostly Sovovatum or Soboba band members of Cahuilla and Luiseño people.
A. xwalxwal is pronounced like "hwal-hwal", with "hw" like the rasping noise of blowing out a candle, "a" as in "father", and "l" like "light". It comes from the Cahuilla language and means "a small spider".
Coahuila, [a] formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, [b] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, [c] is one of the 32 states of Mexico.The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the third largest is Monclova (a former state capital); the fourth largest is Piedras Negras; and the fifth largest is Ciudad Acuña.
Tahquitz (/ t ɑː ˈ k w iː t s /, sometimes / ˈ t ɑː k ɪ t s /) is a spirit found in the legends of the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay and Luiseño Native American people of Southern California. Accounts of the legend vary significantly, but most agree that Tahquitz represents evil or death, and his spirit makes its home on Mount San Jacinto .
Several different groups combined to form Cupeño culture around 1000 to 1200 AD. They were closely related to Cahuilla culture. [4] The Cupeño people traditionally lived in the mountains in the San José Valley at the headwaters of the San Luis Rey River. [5] Their name in their own language is "Kuupangaxwichem" ("people who slept here"). [6] [2]
The Cupan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that comprises Cupeño, Ivilyuat (Cahuilla), Luiseño-Juaneño, and perhaps Nicoleño [1], all historically spoken in southern California.