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Asuksa-nga
Former settlement
Asuksa-ngaLocation in California
Coordinates: 34°08′01″N 117°54′27″W / 34.13361°N 117.90750°W / 34.13361; -117.90750
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles County
City	Azusa
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)

Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna, or Ashuksha-vit in the neighboring Serrano dialect of Shoshone) 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. The site is in Los Angeles County, California.

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

See also

• Tongva populated places
• California mission clash of cultures
• Indigenous peoples of California

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azusa
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3. Kroeber, Alfred (1916). California Place Names of Indian Origin (PDF). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 35.
4. Rasmussen, Cecilia (1997-02-21). "Translated from Indian language, its name means..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucsagna
6. Rasmussen, Cecilia (1997-02-21). "Translated from Indian language, its name means..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-07.

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