Esselen language

Esselen was the language of the Esselen (or self-designated Huelel) Nation, which aboriginally occupied the mountainous Central Coast of California, immediately south of Monterey (Shaul 1995). It was probably a language isolate, though has been included as a part of the hypothetical Hokan proposal.

Esselen
Huelel
Native toUnited States
RegionBig Sur (California)
EthnicityEsselen
Extinct19th century
Hokan ?
  • Esselen
Language codes
ISO 639-3esq
Linguist List
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Glottologesse1238
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