Costanoan
[ koh-stuh-noh-uhn, kos- ]
/ ˌkoʊ stəˈnoʊ ən, ˌkɒs- /
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noun
a family of eight languages, now extinct, spoken by American Indian peoples of Penutian descent residing in coastal California.
any of the speakers of these languages or their descendants, who traditionally inhabited the coast and adjacent river valleys from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay and Point Sur.
adjective
of or relating to the Costanoans or their language.
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Also called Oh·lo·ne [uh-loh-nee] /əˈloʊ ni/ .
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