Liwaito, California Explained

38.5222°N -121.9708°W

Liwaito
Settlement Type:Former settlement
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yolo County
Coordinates:38.5222°N -121.9708°W
Elevation M:41
Elevation Ft:135

Liwaito (also Lewytos and Liguaytoy) is a former settlement of the Patwin branch of the Wintun tribe in Yolo County, California. The name means "waiving" in the Patwin language, and was also applied to Putah Creek.[1] It lay at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m). Its location is quite near Winters, California.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico (1906), pt. 1, p.711