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Miwok

UK/ˈmiːwɒk/US/ˈmiwɑk/

Miwok noun: a member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.

Noun

Miwok (plural Miwoks or Miwok)

  1. A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
    • The Miwok pound acorns with pestles […]1925, Kroeber, Alfred, Handbook of Indians of California, Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. (Chapter 30)

Proper noun

Miwok

  1. The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these groups.

Forms of Miwok

pluralMiwoks
pluralMiwok
alternative formMiwuk
alternative formMewuk

Origin of Miwok

Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language.

Words formed from Miwok

Phrases with Miwok

Questions about Miwok

What does Miwok mean?
Miwok means a member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
What part of speech is Miwok?
Miwok can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Miwok?
Miwok is pronounced /ˈmiwɑk/ (US).
What is the plural of Miwok?
The plural of Miwok is Miwoks.

Words near Miwok in the dictionary

  1. mivazerol
  2. mivvies
  3. mivvy
  4. MIW
  5. miwadi
  6. Miwok
  7. Miwokan
  8. Miwokans
  9. Miwoks
  10. MIWs
  11. Miwuk

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