Luiseño language -- Vocabulary
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Spirits, undated
Handwritten list of two water spirits.
The heetay chant, undated
Typescript and handwritten notes regarding the heetay chant. Notes state that "this is just a list written by José Luís Albanas to remember the order of these words in certain songs. Not a chant. JLA notes had 2 versions of this list."
The Old Man & Raven / Nahanmal Pe Ka-we-alwut, undated
Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Old Man and Raven" (noted as "Nahanmal Pe Ka-We-Alwut" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary. Last two pages of story draft contain notes on Luiseño ceremonies, dance, and song.
Tools [Bone, chitin, and keratin], undated
Handwritten listing of animal bone, chitin and keratin, and their uses as tools. Some Luiseño names for tools included.
[Tools, Clay], undated
Handwritten and typescript descriptions, drawings, and measurements of earthenware vessels.
Tools [Houses], 1982-12-16
Handwritten description of materials used in house construction.
Tools [Musical instruments], undated
Handwritten and typescript notes regarding a Paaayat, a rattle made of land turtle shell.
[Tools, Plants], undated
Handwritten list of plants pertaining to their use in the creation of tools: lines, canoes, ceremony.
Tools [Rock], undated
Handwritten and typescript notes and drawings regarding tools made from rock, including descriptions for mortar, pestle, and bowls.
Tools [Wood], undated
Handwritten notes regarding tools made primarily from wood, including musical instruments and bows and arrows. Documentation on bows and arrows also contains information on animal and plant parts used in bow making, fletching, and quivers.
