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Northern Pomo

Northern Pomo was a Pomoan language once spoken in United States.

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Northern Pomo · 39.1°N 123.2°W

Northern Pomo is a dormant Pomoan language, formerly spoken by the indigenous Pomo people in what is today California. The speakers of Northern Pomo were traditionally those who lived in the northern and largest area of the Pomoan territory. Other communities near to the Pomo were the Coast Yuki, the Huchnom, and the Athabascan. Ukiah High School first began offering Northern Pomo to students in Fall 2020.

From Wikipedia · Northern Pomo language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Northern Pomo

MeaningWordRomanization
womanmata
nameSi*
eyeuy*
earSima*
nosela*
tootho*
tonguehaba*
handthana*
bloodbalay*
boneya*
breastto*
liverSala*
waterka
fireho*
sunda*
stonekhabe*
mountaindano*
treekhale*
leafsital*
nightdiwe*
fishSa*
louseCi*
oneCa*
twokho*
Ia*
youma*
weya*
drinkko*
seeCadi*
hearSo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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