Overview
Asuksa-nga was a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Californian Native American settlement in the San Gabriel Valley. The name means "Skunk place" or "Skunk hill," with Asuksa meaning skunk and the locative suffix -nga or -vit meaning place. The settlement was located in Los Angeles County, California.
Asuksa-nga | |
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| Coordinates: 34°08′01″N 117°54′27″W / 34.13361°N 117.90750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| City | Azusa |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna, or Ashuksha-vit in the neighboring Serrano dialect of Shoshone[2]) was a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Californian Native American settlement in the San Gabriel Valley. The name means "Skunk place" or "Skunk hill," with Asuksa meaning skunk and the locative suffix -nga or -vit meaning place.[3][4] The settlement was located in Los Angeles County, California.[5][4]
It was located where the San Gabriel River exits the San Gabriel Mountains, in present-day Azusa and Duarte.[5]
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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.
- 1 2 Rasmussen, Cecilia (February 21, 1997). "Translated from Indian language, its name means..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucsagna
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