Ramaytush

English

Etymology

From Northern Ohlone Rammay-tuš (“people from the west”), used by the Chochenyo people of the East Bay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑːmaɪtuʃ/

Noun

Ramaytush pl (plural only)

1. One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California.

Proper noun

Ramaytush

1. The spoken language of this people, an Ohlone dialect in the Utian family.

Synonyms

• San Francisco

References

• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Ramaytush ("San Francisco"), cst ⁠

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Literally: people of the west

Proper noun

Ramaytush

1. the tribes of current day San Francisco and San Mateo counties in California