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Plains Miwok language

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Native to
  
Glottolog
  
plai1259

ISO 639-3
  
pmw

Ethnicity
  
Plains and Sierra Miwok

Extinct
  
maybe 1960s; 1 speaker in 1962or 1990s

Language family
  
Yok-UtianUtianMiwokanEasternPlains Miwok

Plains Miwok, also known as Valley Miwok, was one of the Miwok languages spoken in central California by the Plains Miwok people. It was spoken in the deltas of the San Joaquin and Cosumnes Rivers. Plains Miwok was once one of the most populous Miwok languages. All of the population has shifted to English.

References

Plains Miwok language Wikipedia


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