Pomoan languages

Pomoan
Pomo
Geographic
distribution
California
EthnicityPomo people
Linguistic classificationHokan ?
  • Pomoan
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologpomo1273
Pre-contact distribution of Pomoan languages

The Pomoan or Pomo /ˈpm/ 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. The majority of the Pomoan languages are extinct, and only Kashaya has more than ten speakers.