"Washoe comes from a word(wasiw) that means people from here.
Location: East Central California (Plumas, Lassen, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado & Alpine Counties)
Language: Hokan family
Hunga mi’ heshi! (Hello!)
DIT’ EH HU (THE TERRITORY)
Da ow aga (Lake Tahoe)
WAGAYAY (THE LANGUAGE)
WA SHE SHU (THE PEOPLE)
Am suk (Spring)
Ci’ gah bet (Summer)
O’ osh (Fall)
Galais (Winter)
Himu (willow)
De ek Wadapush (Cave Rock)
Da ow aga - “edge of lake” - Lake Tahoe
A’ waku da ow - Pyramid Lake
Watahshemu – Carson River
Welganuk – Truckee Meadows
Datsa’ shut – Donner Lake
A’ waku wa’ta - Truckee River at Pyramid Lake
Dewbeyumewe – Truckee River at Tahoe City
Tzatlee tosh - Emerald Bay
Mutsim yagada det deyi - Sierra Valley
Population:
1770 estimate: 500 (in California)
1910 Census: 300 (in California)
The Washoe (or Washo) were as much a people of the Great Basin area in Nevada as they were of California. Living on the east side of the Sierras, they are not considered part of the California culture area. However, about half of their traditional lands are in California, and their language is part of the same language family as the Pomo, Shasta, and other California groups. They may once have had lands on the western side of the mountains, and been driven east by hostile neighbors." cited from http://0-online.toucanvalley.com.www.livermore.lib.ca.us/FactCards/cai/washoe.html
