Northern Sierra Miwok
Northern Sierra Miwok was a Miwok-Costanoan language once spoken in United States.
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Northern Sierra Miwok is a Miwok language spoken in California, in the upper Mokelumne and Calaveras valleys.
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Words in Northern Sierra Miwok
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ûsûû | |
| person | miwi* | |
| name | oyase* | |
| eye | siti* | |
| ear | tokosu* | |
| nose | huku* | |
| tooth | kiti* | |
| tongue | nepiti* | |
| hand | ukusu* | |
| blood | kiCawi* | |
| bone | kiCiCi* | |
| skin | piCeta* | |
| knee | hoNoyu* | |
| breast | musu* | |
| liver | kila* | |
| water | kik·y- | |
| fire | wike* | |
| sun | hi7ema* | |
| star | hosokona* | |
| stone | sawa* | |
| mountain | lupayi* | |
| tree | leka* | |
| leaf | tata* | |
| night | kawili* | |
| dog | Cuku* | |
| fish | lapisayi* | |
| louse | Cipsi* | |
| one | luti* | |
| two | otiko* | |
| I | kani* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan67% alike
- Plains MiwokMiwok-Costanoan45% alike
- Southern Sierra MiwokMiwok-Costanoan45% alike
- Lake MiwokMiwok-Costanoan30% alike
- Coast MiwokMiwok-Costanoan29% alike
- Hakka ChineseSino-Tibetan14% 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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