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n. A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California. n. Their Uto-Aztecan language.
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The ʔívil̃uqaletem (or Ivilyuqaletem) are Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California. Their original territory included an area of about . The traditional Cahuilla territory was near the geographic center of Southern California. It was bounded to the north by the San Bernardino Mountains, to the south by Borrego Springs and the Chocolate Mountains, to the east by the Colorado Desert, and to the west by the San Jacinto Plain and the eastern slopes of the Palomar Mountains.
The Cahuilla are a Native American people of Southern California.
Cahuilla may also refer to:
- Cahuilla, California, an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California
- Cahuilla language, the language of the Cahuilla people
Usage examples of "cahuilla".
Lake Cahuilla, the freshwater lake that filled the Salton basin as recently as 500 years ago.
However, when he found that Judge Wells, instead of attempting to return to the valley that night, proposed to pass the night at a ranch only a few miles from the Cahuilla village, he became almost hysterical with fright.
Judge Wells was roused by the arrival of the Capitan and head men of the Cahuilla village.
From these, another steep road, little more than a trail, led south, and up to the Cahuilla village.
The presence in the Cahuilla village of a rich Mexican gentleman who spent gold like water, and kept mounted men riding day and night, after everything, anything, he wanted for his sick sister, was an event which in the atmosphere of that lonely country loomed into colossal proportions.
He declared that the Cahuillas would surely come and murder him in the night, and begged piteously that the men would all stay with him to guard him.
Once, when they would have entered the house, they were stopped by Cahuillas who rose like ghosts from the dunes, bows bent and rifles ready.
The Cahuillas had followed them for several miles, making them aware their presence was not wanted.
Reading became easier, so I welcomed the strange books, but I was careful not to mention the exchanges of books to the Cahuillas, who might not have understood.
The Cahuillas used to go there to drink the water before they went hunting.
It was merely a sort of dwelling where the owner kept a few supplies which he sold to the Cahuillas or to passersby.
The next morning, when we went outside, Francisco was there, and five Cahuillas were with him.
The Cahuillas had chosen to sleep in the shed, so I walked along the path that led into the sandhills.
The Cahuillas we had were all riders, but Francisco was the best of the lot.
Coordination was a gift, and my physical strength, which was considerable, had been not only a birthright but also developed during those years of living with and among the Cahuillas, climbing mountains, running in the desert, and wrestling.