The Miwok or Miwokan languages, also known as Moquelumnan or Miwuk, are a group of endangered languages spoken in central California by the Miwok peoples, ranging from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada. There are seven Miwok languages, four of which have distinct regional dialects. The best attested language is Southern Sierra Miwok, from which the name Yosemite originates. The name Miwok comes from the Northern Sierra Miwok word for people.
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RegionCentral California, from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Miwok languages - Wikipedia
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spoken in central California by the Miwok peoples, ranging from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada
Wikidata: Miwok languages
Wikidata Q578082, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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