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Language English Name Actual Name or Nickname (if known)
Cahto
Martina (Ray) Bell ("Martinez") N.A.
Bill Ray Daatcaahaal-kwaatc'ileeh
Gil Ray N.A.
Rose Ray ("Rosie") N.A.

Cahto Consultants

Martina (Ray) Bell ("Martinez")

Daughter of Bill Ray sister of Gil Ray.

Apparently grew up near Laytonville.

Consultant for Essene (all Cahto materials), Harrington 1942, Loeb 1932, and Merriam (all Cahto materials).

Same dialect/subdialect as her brother, showing:

Bill Ray, Daatcaahaal-kwaatc'ileeh

Photo by E.S. Curtis

(at Notes on Kato from the E.S. Curtis collection) Cahto name: Daatcaahaal-kwaatc'ileeh (lit. He Dives for Hookbill Salmon), Toonai-kwaatc'ileeh (lit. He Dives for Fish)

Father of Martina (Ray) Bell and Gil Ray.

Born in 1873 on South Fork Eel River?, Grew up in Little Valley and Long Valley?, Lived in Laytonville area as adult.

Consultant for Curtis 1907-30, Goddard (all Cahto materials), Kroeber (all Cahto materials), and Sapir (all Cahto materials).

Dialect/subdialect is conservative:

Gil Ray

Son of Bill Ray, brother of Martina (Ray) Bell.

Apparently grew up near Laytonville.

Consultant for Essene (all Cahto materials), Harrington 1942, Loeb 1932, and Merriam (all Cahto materials).

Same dialect/subdialect as his sister, showing:

Rose Ray ("Rosie")

Wife of Gil Ray

Born and raised on South Fork Eel River?, Lived in Laytonville area as adult.

Consultant for some of Goddard's field notes at the APS.

Dialect/subdialect


email to author: Bill Anderson wranders@indiana.edu