Pomo, Eastern

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
peb
Alternate Names
Clear Lake Pomo
User Population

No known L1 speakers (Golla 2011). There were a handful of semifluent speakers at Robinson and Big Valley Rancheria in 2008 (Golla 2011).

Location

California: north, Clear Lake area.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, Robinson Rancheria, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California.

Classification
Pomoan
Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Grammar. The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) has developed an Eastern Pomo Language Curriculum and also offers a free language learning app.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pomo, Eastern