OhloneCostanoan
The Ohlone-Costanoan language family consists of a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken by the Ohlone-Costanoan peoples of the San Francisco Bay Area and adjacent coastal regions of California. These languages are part of the larger Penutian language family, which also includes languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin.
The Ohlone-Costanoan languages were traditionally divided into two primary branches: the Ohlone languages, spoken by groups
The Ohlone-Costanoan peoples were among the first Indigenous groups encountered by European explorers and settlers in
Efforts to preserve and revive these languages have gained momentum in recent decades. Linguists and community