Salinan

English

Etymology

The Salinan were named after the Salinas River by Robert Latham first in 1856, and by John Wesley Powell in 1891.

Noun

Salinan (plural Salinans or Salinan)

1. A member of an indigenous population native to the region of the Salinas Valley, California.

Proper noun

Salinan

1. The language of this people.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Salinan, sln ⁠

References

• Hester, Thomas R. 1978. Salinan, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 500-504.

Anagrams

• La Niñas