Miwok, Southern Sierra

A language of United States

ISO 639: skd
Alternate Names: Me-Wuk, Meewoc, Mewoc, Miwoc, Miwokan, Mokélumne, Moquelumnan, San Raphael, Talatui, Talutui, Yosemite
Population: 3 (2019 I. Vasquez).
Location:: California: Merced and Chowchilla rivers’ headwaters and Mariposa Creek.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, California Valley Miwok Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians-Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract).
Classification: Miwok-Costanoan, Miwokan, Eastern Miwokan, Sierra Miwok
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: California: Merced and Chowchilla rivers’ headwaters and Mariposa Creek.