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Northern Sierra Miwok

Extinct Miwok language of California, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Northern Sierra Miwok is a Miwok language spoken in California, in the upper Mokelumne and Calaveras valleys.[1]

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Northern Sierra Miwok
Saclan
Native toUnited States
RegionCalifornia
EthnicitySierra Miwok
Extinct1990s[1]
Yok-Utian
Language codes
ISO 639-3nsq
Glottolognort2968
ELPSierra Miwok (shared)
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Phonology

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Consonants[2]
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive plain p t̪ ⟨t⟩ t ⟨ṭ⟩ tʃ ⟨č⟩ k ʔ
voiced b[a] d[a]
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative f[a] s ʃ ⟨š⟩[a] h
Trill r[a]
Approximant w l j ⟨y⟩
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  1. taken from loan words
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Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
shortlong shortlong shortlong
Close iiː ɨɨː uuː
Mid eeː ə[a] ooː
Open aaː
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  1. taken from loan words

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