Kashaya, also known as Southwestern Pomo, is a member of the Pomoan family of languages. There are seven members of the family, some of which are now extinct, while the rest are in danger of extinction. Kashaya has the largest number of speakers, perhaps as many as 50. All the Pomoan languages were originally spoken in northern California, primarily in Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
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Prepared by Gene Buckley.
I wrote my dissertation at UC Berkeley on Theoretical Aspects of Kashaya Phonology and Morphology. A slightly revised version was published in 1994 by the Center for the Study of Language and Information, at Stanford University. I have also done much subsequent work on related topics in Kashaya, which can be seen on my curriculum vitae.