Miwokan
| Miwok | |
|---|---|
| Miw·yk | |
| Ethnicity | Miwok |
| Geographic distribution |
California, western slopes of Sierra Nevada |
| Linguistic classification |
Yok-Utian
|
| Glottolog | miwo1275 |
The Miwok or Miwokan languages (/ˈmiːwɒk/; Miwok: [míwːɨːk]), also known as Moquelumnan, are a group of endangered languages spoken in central California in the Sierra Nevada. There are five somewhat diverse Miwok languages, two of which have distinct regional dialects (Sierra Miwok and Coast Miwok). There are a few dozen speakers of the three Sierra Miwok languages, and in 1994 there were two speakers of Lake Miwok. The best attested language is Southern Sierra Miwok, from which we get the name Yosemite.
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