Central Sierra Miwok
Central Sierra Miwok is a Miwok-Costanoan language spoken in United States, by about 12 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Central Sierra Miwok is a Miwok language spoken in California, in the upper Stanislaus and Tuolumne valleys. Today it is spoken by the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, a federally recognized tribe of Central Sierra Miwoks. As of 2012, an active revitalization program is underway in the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.
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Words in Central Sierra Miwok
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ˀytá·- | |
| father | ʔypýˑ- | |
| woman | osa | |
| person | míw·y- | |
| name | ˀoja·še- | |
| skin | ṭól·eča- | |
| water | kík·y- | |
| rain | nýk·a- | |
| night | kawý·ly- | |
| dog | čukú·- | |
| bird | číčka- | |
| cow | lé·čy- | |
| two | ˀoṭí·- | |
| three | toló·košu- | |
| four | ˀój·is·a- | |
| five | máš·ok·a- | |
| ten | naˀá·ča- | |
| see | šyl-ŋe- | |
| yes | guˀuh | |
| big | ˀýṭ·y·kyta- |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan67% alike
- Southern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan57% alike
- Plains MiwokMiwok-Costanoan41% alike
- Coast MiwokMiwok-Costanoan25% alike
- Lake MiwokMiwok-Costanoan23% alike
- HituAustronesian14% alike
Grammar
- Southern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan97% alike
- TuvinianTurkic85% alike
- BadagaDravidian84% alike
- PanoboPano-Tacanan84% alike
- MuthuvanDravidian84% alike
- Northern YokutsYokutsan83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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