Hokan

American  

[hoh-kuhn] / ˈhoʊ kən /

noun

1. a proposed genetic grouping of American Indian languages comprising otherwise unclassified language families and isolates of California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico, including Yana, Pomo, Chumash, and Yuman.

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Example Sentences

His situation is not quite the hilarious holiday scene Hokan and his castmates originally envisioned for this year’s show - but Hokan is laughing with them all the same.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2017

Among that cast of characters is Paddy O’Hanahan, a theater director usually played by Hokan.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2017

For this year’s “Laughing All the Way,” Hokan said he wrote the core story that runs throughout the two-act show, tying every element together like a bow on a Christmas gift.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2017

“The oddest thing happened; I started hemorrhaging,” Hokan said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2017

But the trip to the emergency room elicited a discovery Hokan never expected: cancer.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2017