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Kashaya Language (Kashia, Southwestern Pomo)

Kashaya is a Hokan language of northern California. It is closely related to the Pomo languages, and is sometimes known as Southwestern Pomo. The Kashaya language is still spoken by only a few dozen elders, but some young people are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Kashaya Language

Kashaya language samples and resources.

˜Kashaya Culture and History

Information and links about the Kashaya tribe past and present.

˜Pomo Legends

Introduction to Kashaya and other Pomo mythology.

˜Kashaya Language Resources –

Our Online Kashaya Materials

Kashaya Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Kashaya language, with comparison to words in other Hokan languages.

Kashaya Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Kashaya Language

Kashaya Phonology:
Scanned-in Kashaya language materials from the Rosetta Project.

The Kashaya Language:
Article on Kashaya from a linguist who has studied the language.

Two Undersea Youths Freeze to Death
Online excerpt from a book of Kashaya texts, with English glossary.

Kashaya (Southwestern Pomo)
Demographic information about Kashaya from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Kashaya Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Theoretical Aspects of Kashaya Phonology and Morphology
Kashaya linguistics book for sale.

Kashaya Texts
Bilingual presentation of Kashaya language stories.

Native American Language Dictionaries:
Kashaya and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Pomo/Kashaya Bibliography:
List of related reading materials.

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