Asuksa-nga, California
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Former settlement in California, United States
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Asuksa-nga is located in California Asuksa-nga Asuksa-nga Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′01′′N 117°54′27′′W / 34.13361°N 117.90750°W / 34.13361; -117.90750 | |
| 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] ) 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] [4]
It was located where the San Gabriel River exits the San Gabriel Mountains, in present-day Azusa and Duarte.[5]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azusa
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- ^ Kroeber, Alfred (1916). California Place Names of Indian Origin (PDF). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 35.
- ^ a b Rasmussen, Cecilia (February 21, 1997). "Translated from Indian language, its name means..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucsagna
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