Pomoan is a small family of seven languages Indigenous to the Russian River valley and Clear Lake basin of northern California, spoken by the Pomo people and tentatively, though disputedly, classified within the broader Hokan grouping. The seven languages, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern, Southeastern, Central, Southern and Southwestern Pomo, were first formally identified by Samuel Barrett in 1908 and named for their geographic position; nearly all are now extinct, and only Southwestern Pomo, also called Kashaya, still has more than ten speakers.
Facts
RegionNorthern California, in the Russian River valley and Clear Lake basin 1 Speaker Count In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pomoan Languages
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction, first sentenceQuote, Introduction, first sentence
indigenous to northern California spoken by the Pomo people, whose ancestors lived in the valley of the Russian River and the Clear Lake basin
2. Pomoan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 296765): 255Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 296765): 255
Wikidata item Q2618420, property P1098 (number of speakers): 255, point in time 2000-00-00 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata: Pomoan
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