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n. - A Penutian language spoken by the North American Indian people living in coastal California; A member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay.

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  • Together with the Miwok and eastern Costanoan tribes, they were known to the
  • The territory of the Costanoan family extends from the Golden Gate to a point near the southern end of Monterey Bay.
  • The “Soledad of Mofras” belongs to the Costanoan family mentioned on page 348 of the same essay, as also do the Ruslen and Carmel.
  • Moompetam (which means "of the ocean" in Tongva) is comprised of several maritime tribes, including Tongva, Acjachemen, Chumash, Costanoan, and Luiseno.
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