Lake Miwok
Lake Miwok was a Miwok-Costanoan language once spoken in United States.
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The Lake Miwok language is an extinct language of Northern California, traditionally spoken in an area adjacent to the Clear Lake. It is one of the languages of the Clear Lake Linguistic Area, along with Patwin, East and Southeastern Pomo, and Wappo.
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Words in Lake Miwok
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | ʔáppi | |
| man | tájh | |
| woman | pôtsi | |
| eye | ṣút | |
| ear | ʔálok | |
| nose | húk | |
| tongue | léttip | |
| water | kíik | |
| fire | wíki | |
| moon | koméenawa | |
| star | tóʔle | |
| sky | líilewali | |
| rain | ʔúupa | |
| snow | tána | |
| mountain | páwih | |
| leaf | ṣáanim | |
| night | káwul | |
| fish | káac | |
| bird | méle | |
| horse | kawáj | |
| snake | p'ódwaj | |
| one | kénne | |
| two | ʔóṭṭa | |
| three | teléeka | |
| four | ʔoṭóṭṭa | |
| five | kedékku | |
| ten | ʔukúukoci | |
| hundred | ṣijénto | |
| salt | kójjo |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Coast MiwokMiwok-Costanoan57% alike
- Plains MiwokMiwok-Costanoan34% alike
- Northern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan30% alike
- Southern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan24% alike
- Central Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan23% alike
- SunwarSino-Tibetan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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