Miwok languages
The Miwok or Miwokan languages, also known as Moquelumnan or Miwuk, are a group of endangered languages spoken in central California, ranging from the Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada. There are seven Miwok languages, four of which have distinct regional dialects. 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 the name Yosemite originates. The name Miwok comes from the Northern Sierra Miwok word miw·yk meaning 'people' or 'Indians.'Languages
Language family by Mithun :
- Eastern Miwok
- *Plains Miwok †
- *Bay Miwok †
- *Sierra Miwok
- **Northern Sierra Miwok
- **Central Sierra Miwok
- **Southern Sierra Miwok
- Western Miwok
- *Coast Miwok †
- *Lake Miwok †
Proto-language
Reconstructions of Proto-Miwok plant and animal names by Callaghan :
