Sierra Miwok

noun

The linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).

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Meanings

nounSierra Miwok pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).
proper noun
  1. The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these people.
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APA

Sierra Miwok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Miwok

MLA

“Sierra Miwok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Miwok. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sierra Miwok,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Miwok.

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