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costanoan

Cos·ta·no·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kos-tuh-noh-uh n, kaw-stuh-]
    • /ˌkɒs təˈnoʊ ən, ˌkɔ stə-/
    • /kˈɒstənˌəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kos-tuh-noh-uh n, kaw-stuh-]
    • /ˌkɒs təˈnoʊ ən, ˌkɔ stə-/

Definitions of costanoan word

  • noun costanoan a family of eight languages, now extinct, spoken by American Indian peoples of coastal California: part of the Penutian stock. 1
  • noun costanoan any of the speakers of these languages, who formerly inhabited the coast and adjacent river valleys from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay and Point Sur. 1
  • adjective costanoan of or relating to Costanoan or the Costanoans. 1
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Parts of speech for Costanoan

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adjective
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adverb
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costanoan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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    a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote period.
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