a large amount of work on a Southern Pomo dictionary, it has never been completed. Phonetics and phonology Southern Pomo has a rich sound system with aspirated, unaspirated, ejective and voiced stops. It has a total of 28 consonants (plus the pseudo-consonant ). The vowel system, in contrast, contains only five qualities: . All phonemes, both consonants and vowels, can occur long. The full consonant inventory is laid out below. Consonants Language revitalization efforts In 2011 the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians hired Dr. Neil Alexander Walker to develop a language restoration program for Southern Pomo, one that is currently active and includes classes, a mobile application, signage placed on ancestral lands, summer youth day camps focused on traditional Pomo foods, and aids such as posters and coloring books. As of 2012, fewer than three first-language speakers are known to survive, none younger than 90. There is currently a core group of heritage speakers from several tribes who are seriously involved in learning the language. As of 2021 there are two Southern Pomo apps available. One called Learn Southern Pomo Alphabet and another one called Southern Pomo Language Intro. See also Elsie Allen References External links Southern Pomo Language Project at the Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation Southern Pomo language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Resources in and about the Southern Pomo language Southern Pomo, California Language Archives OLAC resources in and about the Southern Pomo language Southern Pomo at the California Language Archive Indigenous languages of California Pomoan languages Endangered indigenous languages of the Americas Native American language revitalization