Asuksa-nga, California
Former settlement in California, United States
34°08′01″N 117°54′27″W / 34.13361°N 117.90750°W / 34.13361; -117.90750Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna, or Ashuksha-vit in the neighboring Serrano dialect of Shoshone[2]) is a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Californian Native American settlement in the San Gabriel Valley. The meaning of the name is "Skunk place" or "Skunk hill," with Asuksa meaning skunk and the -nga or -vit ending meaning place.[3][4] The site is in Los Angeles County, California.[5][6]
It was located where the San Gabriel River exits the San Gabriel Mountains, in present-day Azusa and Duarte.[5]
See also
- Tongva populated places
- California mission clash of cultures
- Indigenous peoples of California
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azusa
- ^ .
- ^ Kroeber, Alfred (1916). California Place Names of Indian Origin (PDF). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 35.
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-21-me-31042-story.html
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucsagna
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-21-me-31042-story.html
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