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Moquelumnan

Moquelumnan

9.9
A group of languages once spoken by the Miwok people in California
  • noun
  • Specialized
: moquelumnan
  • The last fluent speakers of Moquelumnan passed away in the twentieth century.

Examples

  • Several Moquelumnan words survive in local place names throughout California.

  • Linguists have studied the Moquelumnan languages to better understand their relationship to other Penutian tongues.

  • The Moquelumnan language was once widely spoken.

  • Many Moquelumnans have worked to preserve their culture.

  • Linguists have studied the Moquelumnan languages to better understand their relationship to other Penutian tongues.

  • Several Moquelumnan words survive in local place names throughout California.

  • The last fluent speakers of Moquelumnan passed away in the twentieth century.

Synonyms

Miwok
vsMoquelumnan
1 9.9

A Native American language spoken by people in central California

is tied to the people across California rather than only central areas
Moquelumnan language
vsMoquelumnan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages once spoken by the Miwok people of central California

is one specific member rather than a group of related varieties

Compounds

Moquelumnan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages once spoken by the Miwok people of central California

Surface Forms

Moquelumnan singular
Moquelumnans plural

Etymology

Moquelumnan comes from a local place name, Mokelumne, the name of a 'river' in California, and was used by language experts to name the speech of the Miwok people. So, Moquelumnan refers to the 'Miwok' languages once spoken around the Mokelumne area.