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Hupa

American  
[hoo-puh] / ˈhu pə /

noun

  1. an Athabascan Indian language of northwestern California.


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But she says she and her crew, members of the Hupa and Yurok tribes, relish the chance to work outside and contribute to rebuilding the river.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

When the Hupa began managing their own forests, the tribe reduced the amount of acreage that could be clear-cut at a given time.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

As a young girl of Yurok, Hupa and Irish descent, she learned the basketry fundamental to her native identity.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Officials are removing them to save over a million salmon, and the Hupa tribe, which relies on salmon as a food source for centuries.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021

The Hupa word te-s-e-ya-te “I will go,” for example, consists of a radical element -ya- “to go,” three essential prefixes and a formally subsidiary suffix.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

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