An audio tour of Los Angeles’ native language
Listen to the inflections and melody of Tongva, as spoken by its students and teacher.
bear
bird
sun
sunflower
oak
jackrabbit
deer
river
lizard
quail
prickly pear cactus
wild rose
dog
ocean
abalone
island
whale
star
fire
nighthawk
coyote
owl
moon
Interactive
Mapping the Tongva villages of L.A.’s past
Credits: Audio recordings by Katie Falkenberg. Tongva speakers: Virginia Carmelo, Pam Munro, Brent Scarcliff and Honor Calderon.