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| Esselen | |
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| Huelel | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Big Sur (California) |
| Ethnicity | Esselen |
| Extinct | 19th century |
| Revival | 1990s[1] |
Hokan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | esq |
esq.html | |
| Glottolog | esse1238 |
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Esselen is the now-extinct language of the Esselen (or self-designated Huelel) Nation, which aboriginally occupied the mountainous Central Coast of California, immediately south of Monterey (Shaul 1995)[full citation needed]. It was probably a language isolate, though has been included as a part of the hypothetical Hokan proposal.
- ^ Hinton, Leanne (1996). Flutes of fire: essays on California Indian languages (2nd print., rev ed.). Berkeley, Calif: Heyday Books. ISBN 978-0-930588-62-5.