name
Meaning 1
The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these groups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
Miwok
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈmiwɑk/
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UK: /ˈmiːwɒk/
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Moquelumnan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Penutian
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Penutian
History
Etymology
Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language.