Wintun
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A Copehan Native American language once spoken in northern California
- noun
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idioma Wintun
- The traditional stories of the Wintun were originally told in the Wintun language.
Examples
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The Wintun language is part of the Copehan family.
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Are there any resources to learn Wintun?
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Linguists have documented efforts to revive Wintun among the local communities.
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She is studying Wintun to better understand the region's cultural history.
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Linguists have documented efforts to revive Wintun among the local communities.
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The traditional stories of the Wintun were originally told in the Wintun language.
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She is studying Wintun to better understand the region's cultural history.
Synonyms
Wintun language
vsWintun
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A native language spoken by the Wintun people in northern California
emphasizes traditional long use by local northern California people
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wintun also names the native language of that group, just like 'English' names both a people and a language. So Wintun can mean the language spoken by the Wintun people.
