Kashaya
Kashaya is a Pomoan language spoken in United States, by about 45 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Kashaya (also Southwestern Pomo, Kashia) is the critically endangered language of the Kashia band of the Pomo people. The Pomoan languages have been classified as part of the Hokan language family (although the status of Hokan itself is controversial). The name Kashaya corresponds to words in neighboring languages with meanings such as "skillful" and "expert gambler". It is spoken by the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria. In 2021, the number of speakers was estimated to be around a dozen.
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Words in Kashaya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aCa7* | |
| friend | tuka·yu | |
| eye | hu7uy* | |
| ear | Sima* | |
| nose | ila* | |
| tooth | ho7o* | |
| tongue | haba* | |
| hand | CohSo* | |
| blood | balay* | |
| bone | 7ihya* | |
| skin | si7da* | |
| knee | moqho* | |
| breast | Si7do* | |
| liver | Cahla* | |
| water | qha | |
| fire | oho* | |
| sun | hada* | |
| star | qhamos* | |
| stone | qha7be* | |
| mountain | dono* | |
| river | ʔahqʰa | |
| tree | qhale* | |
| leaf | Sihpha* | |
| night | duwe* | |
| dog | hayu* | |
| fish | ahSa* | |
| louse | ahCi* | |
| one | khu* | |
| two | qho* | |
| I | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Southern PomoPomoan75% alike
- Northern PomoPomoan51% alike
- Northeastern Russian River PomoPomoan49% alike
- Central PomoPomoan47% alike
- Eastern PomoPomoan40% alike
- Southeastern PomoPomoan30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kash1280 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kju