Definitions
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- proper noun
Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California. - proper noun The
Utian (Penutian ) family of languages of this people.
Etymologies
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220,000 Back in the days small tribes that were called Costanoan (Ohlane) Indians occupied the central coast approximately between Big Sur and San Francisco.
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220,000 Back in the days small tribes that were called Costanoan (Ohlane) Indians occupied the central coast approximately between Big Sur and San Francisco.
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Together with the Miwok and eastern Costanoan tribes, they were known to the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The territory of the Costanoan family extends from the Golden Gate to a point near the southern end of Monterey Bay.
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 John Wesley Powell 1868
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The “Soledad of Mofras” belongs to the Costanoan family mentioned on page 348 of the same essay, as also do the Ruslen and Carmel.
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 John Wesley Powell 1868
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Moompetam (which means "of the ocean" in Tongva) is comprised of several maritime tribes, including Tongva, Acjachemen, Chumash, Costanoan, and Luiseno.
LA IMC 2009
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Moompetam (which means "of the ocean" in Tongva) is comprised of several maritime tribes, including Tongva, Acjachemen, Chumash, Costanoan, and Luiseno.
LA IMC 2009
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Recent investigation by Messrs. Curtin and Henshaw have confirmed the soundness of Latham’s views and, as stated under head of the Costanoan family, the two groups of languages are considered to be distinct.
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 John Wesley Powell 1868
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