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Costanoan

Costanoan

1 9.9
A Native American person from the central California coast near Monterey and San Francisco Bay
  • noun
  • /kɒstəˈnoʊən/
: costano
  • The Costanoan people developed complex societies along the central California coast.

Examples

  • Many descendants of the Costanoan continue to preserve their language and cultural traditions today.

  • Artifacts belonging to the Costanoan have been discovered in archaeological sites near Monterey.

  • The Costanoan people have a rich cultural history.

  • Many Costanoans are involved in preserving their heritage.

  • Artifacts belonging to the Costanoan have been discovered in archaeological sites near Monterey.

  • Many descendants of the Costanoan continue to preserve their language and cultural traditions today.

  • The Costanoan people developed complex societies along the central California coast.

Compounds

Costanoan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A Native American language spoken in central California by the Costanoan people

Surface Forms

Costanoan singular
Costanoans plural

Etymology

The word Costanoan comes from the Spanish word costa meaning 'coast' and the ending -an meaning 'from', so it originally meant 'people from the coast' and names the Native American groups who lived along California's shore.