Ohlone, Southern

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
“Costanoan” (pej.)
Population

No known L1 speakers.

Location

North central California, Monterrey and San Benito counties.

Language Status

8b (Reintroduced).

Classification
Miwok-Costanoan, Costanoan
Dialects

Mutsun (San Juan Bautista), Rumsen (Carmel, Runsien, San Carlos).

Language Use

Many consider themselves speakers because they can converse in the language.

Language Development
Revitalization work in progress: all ages attend workshops in the language.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ohlone, Southern
Other Comments

Became extinct in the 1950s.