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Sierra Miwok

Sierra Miwok noun: the linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).

Noun

Sierra Miwok pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).

Proper noun

Sierra Miwok

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

Questions about Sierra Miwok

What does Sierra Miwok mean?
Sierra Miwok means the linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).
What part of speech is Sierra Miwok?
Sierra Miwok can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Sierra Miwok in the dictionary

  1. Sierra Leonean
  2. Sierra Leoneans
  3. Sierra Leonian
  4. Sierra Leonians
  5. Sierra Madre
  6. Sierra Miwok
  7. Sierra Negra
  8. Sierra Nevada
  9. Sierra Nevada brushfinch
  10. Sierra Nevada brushfinches
  11. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

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