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The Tongva ( /ˈtɒŋvə/ tong-və), also referred to as the San Gabriel Band, are a Native American people who inhabited the area in Los Angeles County, California, before the arrival of Europeans. Tongva means "people of the earth" in the Tongva language, a Uto-Aztecan language. The Tongva are also sometimes referred to as the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe (Spanish: Tribu de Gabrieleño-Tongva) and the Fernandino-Tongva Tribe (Spanish: Tribu de Fernandeño-Tongva). Following the Spanish custom of naming local Mission Indian tribes after nearby missions, they were called the Gabrieleño in reference to Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. Likewise, those in the San Fernando Valley and the nearby Tataviam people were known as Fernandeño after Mission San Fernando Rey de España.