Asuksa-nga, California explained

Asuksa-nga
Settlement Type:Former settlement
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Los Angeles County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Azusa
Coordinates:34.1336°N -117.9075°W
Elevation M:186
Elevation Ft:610

Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna, or Ashuksha-vit in the neighboring Serrano dialect of Shoshone[1]) is a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Californian Native American settlement in the San Gabriel Valley. The meaning of the name is "Skunk place" or "Skunk hill," with Asuksa meaning skunk and the -nga or -vit ending meaning place.[2] [3] The site is in Los Angeles County, California.[4]

It was located where the San Gabriel River exits the San Gabriel Mountains, in present-day Azusa and Duarte.

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  2. Book: Kroeber, Alfred . 1916 . California Place Names of Indian Origin . Berkeley. University of California Press . 35.
  3. Web site: Rasmussen . Cecilia . 1997-02-21 . Translated from Indian language, its name means... . 2024-08-07 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: Rasmussen . Cecilia . 1997-02-21 . Translated from Indian language, its name means... . 2024-08-07 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.