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

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

Phonology

Consonants
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar 		Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive plain p t̪ ⟨t⟩ t ⟨ṭ⟩ k ʔ
voiced b[a] d[a]
Affricate tʃ ⟨č⟩
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative f[a] s ʃ ⟨š⟩[a] h
Trill r[a]
Approximant w l j ⟨y⟩
  1. ^ a b c d e taken from loan words
Vowels
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i iː ɨ ɨː u uː
Mid e eː ə[a] o oː
Open a aː
  1. ^ taken from loan words

[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Northern Sierra Miwok at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Callaghan, Catherine A. (1987). Northern Sierra Miwok Dictionary, Volumes 109-110. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520097124.

External links



Languages of California
Miwok indigenous peoples of California
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