Yumayk Yumayk is a collection of 204 Luiseno texts--including texts of songs--narrated by Mrs. Villiana Hyde and translated by Eric Elliott. Among the texts are "The Early Years at Rincon," "Gathering Acorns," "The First Car," "Courtship," "The Girl and Her Pet Coyote," "Plant Uses," "Ravens, Doves, and Flickers as Messengers," "Finding Water," "Chalawish Song," "Seeing the Taakwish Spirit by Day," and "The Frog and the Coyote." This book is the result of the authors' concern for the survival of Luiseno, a Native American ...
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Yumayk Yumayk is a collection of 204 Luiseno texts--including texts of songs--narrated by Mrs. Villiana Hyde and translated by Eric Elliott. Among the texts are "The Early Years at Rincon," "Gathering Acorns," "The First Car," "Courtship," "The Girl and Her Pet Coyote," "Plant Uses," "Ravens, Doves, and Flickers as Messengers," "Finding Water," "Chalawish Song," "Seeing the Taakwish Spirit by Day," and "The Frog and the Coyote." This book is the result of the authors' concern for the survival of Luiseno, a Native American language of Southern California.
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