Thesaurus: Chimariko
a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
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Definitions
- n. a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
- n. the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko
- Chimariko pl (plural only) A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes. Chimariko The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.