The nearest connections of the Gabrielino were the Fernandeno; both belonged to the California branch of the Shoshonean Division of the Uto-Aztecan stock.
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Yahi Indians
23 ViewsThe Yahi Indians constituted the southernmost group of the Yanan division of the Hokan linguistic stock.
Cahuilla Indians
23 ViewsThe Cahuilla belonged to the southern California group of the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan stock.
Fernandeno Indians
23 ViewsThe nearest relatives of the Fernandeno were the Gabrielino and both belonged to the California section of the Shoshonean Division of the Uto Aztecan linguistic stock.
Atsugewi Indians
23 ViewsWith the Achomawi, the Atsugewi constituted the Palaihnihan or eastern group of the Shastan stock, more recently placed by Dixon and Kroeber (1919) in the Hokan family.
Tolowa Indians
24 ViewsThe Tolowa Indians constituted one of the divisions into which the California peoples of the Athapascan linguistic stock are divided, but they were closely connected with the Athapascan tribes of Oregon immediately to the north.
Huchnom Indians
23 ViewsThe Huchnom belonged to the Yukian linguistic stock, though resembling the Porno somewhat more closely in culture.
Halchidhoma Indians
23 ViewsThe Halchidhoma belonged to the Yuman branch of the Hokan linguistic stock and are said to have spoken the same language as the Yuma tribe and to have been closely connected also with the Maricopa.
Maidu Indians
23 ViewsFormerly considered an independent stock, the Maidu have now been placed in the Penutian linguistic family.
Whilkut Indians
24 ViewsThe Whilkut Indians belonged to the Hupa dialectic group of the Athapascan linguistic family.
Konomihu Indians
23 ViewsThe Konomihu was the most divergent of the Shastan group of tribes of the Hokan linguistic family.
Chemehuevi Indians
23 ViewsThe Chemehuevi were a part of the true Paiute and were associated with them and the Ute in one linguistic subdivision of the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic stock.
Yuma Indians
25 ViewsThe Yuma were one of the chief tribes of the old Yuman linguistic stock, to which they have given their name, but their closest immediate relatives were the Maricopa and Halchidhoma. The Yuman stock is now considered a part of the larger Hokan family.
Chilula Indians
23 ViewsWith the Hupa and Whilkut, the Chilula formed one group of the Athapascan linguistic stock.
Kitanemuk Indians
23 ViewsThe Kitanemuk belonged to the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic stock and to a subgroup which included also the Alliklik, Vanyume and Serrano.