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Kashaya (also Southwestern Pomo Kashia) is a name for a branch of Pomo people whose historical home is the Pacific Coastline of what is now Sonoma County California and also their severely endangered Pomoan language. The Pomoan languages have been classified as part of the Hokan language family (although the status of Hokan itself is controversial). The name Kashaya corresponds to words in neighboring languages with meanings such as skillful and expert gambler.
