Meaning

noun a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast

noun the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo

originUsed in English since 1877, Pomo derives from the Pomo language words /pʰoːmoː/ and /pʰoʔmaʔ/, meaning "those who live at red earth hole". It was once the name of a village in Southern Potter Valley, possibly referring to the red mineral magnesite used for beads, or to the reddish earth and clay such as hematite mined in the area. At the same time in the Northern Pomo dialect, -pomo or -poma was…

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