Miwok, Coast

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
csi
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Sarah Ballard, died in 1978 (2006 N. Mullane).

Location

California: coast from San Francisco Bay to Bodega Bay.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.

Classification
Miwok-Costanoan, Miwokan, Western Miwokan
Dialects

Bodega, Huimen, Marin Miwok.

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miwok, Coast
Other Comments

Distinct from other Miwok varieties. Bodega and Marin Miwok dialects were possibly separate languages.