Northern Pomo language

Northern Pomo is a critically endangered Pomoan language, formerly spoken by the indigenous Pomo people in what is now called 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 in the Fall 2020.

Northern Pomo
Native toUnited States
RegionNorthern California
Extinct2005
Pomoan
  • Western
    • Northern Pomo
Language codes
ISO 639-3pej
Glottolognort2966
ELPNorthern Pomo
The seven Pomoan languages with an indication of their pre-contact distribution within California
Northern Pomo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.