ˈhōkən noun
also ho·ka -kə
( plural hokan or hokans also hoka or hokas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: coined 1913 by Roland B. Dixon died 1934 and Alfred L. Kroeber died 1960 American anthropologists
1. : a language stock centering in California comprising the Chimarikan, Esselenian, Kulanapan, Quoratean, Shastan, Yuman, and Yanan families
2. : a language phylum generally considered as comprising the Hokan stock plus Chumashan, Jicaquean, Salinan, Serian, Supanecan, Tequistlatecan, and Washoan