Miwok, Southern Sierra

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Me-Wuk, Meewoc, Mewoc, Miwoc, Miwokan, Mokélumne, Moquelumnan, San Raphael, Talatui, Talutui, Yosemite
User Population

3 (2019 I. Vasquez).

Location

California: Merced and Chowchilla rivers’ headwaters and Mariposa Creek.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, California Valley Miwok Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians-Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract).

Classification
Miwok-Costanoan, Miwokan, Eastern Miwokan, Sierra Miwok
Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miwok, Southern Sierra