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| Ramaytush (San Francisco) | ||
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| Spoken in: | United States (California) | |
| Total speakers: | extinct | |
| Language family: | Penutian Yok-Utian Utian Costanoan Northern Ohlone Ramaytush (San Francisco) |
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| Writing system: | Latin alphabet | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | - | |
| ISO 639-2: | nai | |
| ISO 639-3: | cst | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Ramaytush were one of the major divisions of the Ohlone Native Americans of Northern California who inhabited the San Francisco Peninsula between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in the area which is now San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.
Ramaytush (also called San Francisco) is also the name of their spoken language, listed as one of the Coastanoan dialects in the Utian family.
Their territory was bordered on most sides by water, except in the south by the Tamyen and Awaswas Ohlone people.
Today, the Ramaytush have joined with the other San Francisco Bay Area Ohlone people under the name of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. The Muwekma Ohlone are currently petitioning for U.S. federal recognition.
Ramaytush tribes and villages
Some major known Ramaytush village sites include:
The Yelamu grouping which included the villages surrounding Mission Dolores:
- Sitlintac and Chutchui - on Mission Creek.
- Amuctac and Tubsinte - in Visitation Valley.
- Petlenuc - near the San Francisco Presidio.
On the San Francisco Bay, near San Bruno Mountain:
- Urebure - San Bruno Creek
The Ssalson grouping along San Mateo Creek, in San Andreas Valley, who had 3 villages:
- Aleitac (village) - along San Mateo Creek in San Andreas Valley.
- Altahmo (village) - (also spelled Altagmu) - along San Mateo Creek in San Andreas Valley.
- Uturbe (village) - along San Mateo Creek in San Andreas Valley.
On the Pacific Coast:
- Chiguan - Pacific Coast of San Francisco Peninsula.
- Timigtac on Calera Creek in modern day Pacifica.
- Pruristac on San Pedro Creek in modern day Pacifica.
- Cotegen - Pacific Coast south of Half Moon Bay.
- Oljon - Lower San Gregario Creek and Pescadero Creek.
Southeast San Francisco Peninsula:
- Puichon - near present-day Cities of Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Mountain View.
See also
References
- Brown, Alan K. Indians of San Mateo County, La Peninsula:Journal of the San Mateo County Historical Association, Vol. XVII No. 4, Winter 1973-1974.
- Brown, Alan K. Place Names of San Mateo County, published San Mateo County Historical Association, 1975.
- Milliken, Randall. A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769-1910 Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1995. ISBN 0-87919-132-5 (alk. paper)
- 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 0-87919-141-4.
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