These stories, "The Stink Bug and the Coyote" and "Burden Basket Woman," were told to Berman by Mrs. Maryan Ramirez. Included are English with interlinear Chukchansi translations, grammatical and lexical notes.
Comparisons of several Californian languages, with reconstructions of Yokuts and Uto-Aztecan. Languages include Mono, Tolowa?, varieties of Miwok, and Maidu.
Includes words from these languages: Yurok, Hupa, Wappo, Yokuts, Northern Wintu (Wintu), Central Wintu (Nomlaki), Southern Wintu (Patwin?), Lake Miwok, "Sac[ramento?]" Miwok (Plains Miwok?), Southern Sierra Miwok, Northeast Maidu (Maidu), Northwest Maidu (Konkow), Southern Maidu (Nisenan), "CR" (Rumsen Costanoan?), "CSo," "CRR," Santa Cruz Costanoan (Awaswas), San Juan Bautista Costanoan (Mutsun), Santa Clara Costanoan (Tamyen), Takelma, Yawelmani Yokuts, Kings River Yokuts, Chukchansi Yokuts, Wikchamni Yokuts, Chawchila Yokuts, other varieties of Yokuts, Klamath.