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Costanoan
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English
Etymology
From en es Costeños coastal people. The Spanish explorers and Missionaries to Northern California called the native people of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas the Costeños as early as 1769.
Noun
A member of the Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
Synonyms
Ohlone, Muwekma plural
Proper noun
The Utian (Penutian) family of languages of this people.
Synonyms
Ohlone
See also
Awaswas, Chalon, Chochenyo, Karkin, Mutsun, Ramaytush, Rumsen, Tamyen
References
Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. 0-87919-141-4.
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