Pomoan | |
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Pomo | |
Geographic distribution | California |
Ethnicity | Pomo people |
Linguistic classification | Hokan ?
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | pomo1273 |
Pre-contact distribution of Pomoan languages |
The Pomoan, or Pomo /ˈpoʊmoʊ/,[1] languages are a small family of seven languages indigenous to northern California spoken by the Pomo people, whose ancestors lived in the valley of the Russian River and the Clear Lake basin. Four languages are extinct, and all surviving languages except Kashaya have fewer than ten speakers.