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DICTIONARY

 Astronomy

• Night Sky– TUKMIT
• Sun– TEMET
• Moon– MOYLA
• Venus– AYLUCHA
• Antares– NÜKÜLISH
• Altair– YUNGAUISH

  

• Right hand of Antares–  NÜKÜLISH PO-MA
• Orion– HULAISH
• Pleiades- CHEHAIYAN
• The North Star– TUKMISHWUT

Native Plants

• DESERT DANDILION =MAKIYAL
• REDMAIDS (CalandriniaBreweri)=PUCHAKLALA 
• ”                 ”  (Calandrinia ciliata)= PUCHAKLA
• SINGLE LEAF PINYON=YOELA
• PINYON= TUVAT
• HOLLY LEAF CHERRY =AHANISH
• COASTAL SAGEBRUSH= HULVUL
• WHITE SAGE = QUAASHIL
• BLACK SAGE= KANVUT
• THISTLE SAGE= PALIT
• CHIA= PASHAL
• BUSH SUNFLOWER= PANKLA
• ENGLEMAN OAK= TOVASHAL
• COAST LIVE OAK= WEAHSAHL
• CANYON OAK= WIAT
• BLACK OAK=KWIILA
• SCRUB OAK=L’MUSHLA
• COTTONWOOD=AVAHUT
• TOYON= AATCAWUT
• CHAMISE= ‘U’UTT
• LEMONAIDE BERRY (SUMAC)= SAWVEL
• ELDERBERRY= KOOTAH
• CA. INCENSE CEDAR= TOVAT
• CA. BUCKWHEAT= HULAKUL
• ARROYO WILLOW= SASHET
• INDIAN TOBACCO= PAVIVUT
• YUCCA/AGAVE EDIT
• BLUE EYED GRASS=PATUMKUT
• WILD FOUR O’CLOCKS= NANUKUISH
• BUSH MALLOW= KAUKAT
• JIMPSON WEED= NAQTUMUC
• HOARY NETTLE= SHAKISHLA
• LUPINE=MAWUT
• SAN DIEGO GILIA= CHACHWOMAL
• MINERS LETTUCE– TOWISH POPA’KWA
• POPPY= ATAUSHANUT
• JOHNNY JUMP-UP/VIOLET= ASHLA
• BRANCHING PHACIELA= SIKIMONA
• BLUE DICKS/ WILD HYACINTH= TOKAPISH
• DOUGLAS NIGHTSHADE= TAKOVSCHIC
• YERBA SANTA= PALWUT
• YERBA MANSA= CHEVNISH
• WILD CUCUMBER= ENWISH
• TIDY TIPS= SOLISAL
• WILD SUNFLOWER(Helianthus annuus)- PAUKLA
• CHOKE CHERRY= Seeds were used inside the PAAYUT 

 Religious & Ceremonial

• TURTLE RATTLES= PAAYUT
• Tam’-yush, or Tam-ish (obscure sound) is the name for the sacred stone bowls, incorrectly called mortars, hollowed out of solid rounded stones, large and small, used in the toloache fiesta for mixing and distributing the drink, and placed upon the ground in the sacred house (called temple by Boscana) during the religious ceremonies. They were painted with bright colors within and without; and when not in use were carefully buried from sight in places known only to the religious leaders.
• Pá-ve-ut is the name given to the sacred pointed stones of chipped flint, etc., used, not for arrow points, but for insertion in the end of the sword-shaped staff carried by the chief in the religious ceremonials.

GEOGRAPHIC PLACE NAMES

C. DuBois 

• PICHA AWANGA  
•  PICHANGA
• CHIKULI
• POYARAK/ SHAKISHVA( SUKISHVA OR PLACE OF THE NETTLE)
• SHAKISHMAIA (NEAR OLD MAXCY RANCH)
• KAIYAWAHONA
• MAKWIMAI( PLACE NEAR RINCON)

Sparkman

• Paauw= Palomar Mountain
• Yamiwa= San Jacinto Mountain
• Wikyo= Highest Peak on Palomar Mountain
• Tawish poshapilia= Rocky Peak east of Wikyo
• Pewipwi= san Bernardino Mountain
• Kachikchi= Cuyamaca Mountain
• I’pax= Highest Peak on Volcan Mountain
• Taakwi= Cahuilla Mountain
• Katukto= Morrow hill near Fallbrook
• Awa’= Aguanga
• Woshha= Rincon
• Ahuya= Old village above Rincon on Road to Potrero
• Pala= Pala
• Yangi’wana= Mesa Grande
• Topamai= Village at Santa Margarita Ranch near ranch house

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

• Paisvi= Iron Spring
• Wavam= Pauma Indians encampment on mountain during acorn gathering season
• Pavala= Indians of Kuka or Portreo encampment during acorn season
• Shoau= Pala Indians encampment during acorn gathering seasom
• Shautushma= Yapicha encampment during acorn season

old Village Sites

• Malava
• Wiya’
• Chakuli
• Ashachakwo
• Pahamuk
• Tokamai
• Mokwonmai

 

 

Legends of Southern California Indians 

Sparkman;The Culture of The Luiseno Indians, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS; American Archaeology and Ethnology; Vol. 8 ;August 7,1908