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Miwok

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1. Miwok - Noun

2. Miwok - Proper noun

Meaning

a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok

a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California

Source: WordNet

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By the time Mission San Jose was closed as an agricultural commune in the mid-1830s, Plains Miwok was the predominate native language among its neophyte Indian people (Milliken 2008). Source: Internet

By the end of 1800 the neophyte population had risen to 277, including both Ohlone and Bay Miwok speakers. Source: Internet

In Native America, among the Cherokee (Unelanuhi), Natchez (Wal Sil), Inuit ( Malina ) and Miwok (Hekoolas). Source: Internet

He found a good port, landed, repaired and restocked his vessels, then stayed for a time, keeping friendly relations with the Coast Miwok natives. Source: Internet

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that green-lights plans by the Wilton Rancheria Miwok tribe to build a large casino near Sacramento. Source: Internet

The seeds are poisonous, but had a traditional use for Coast Miwok, who added ground seed pods to creek pools to stupefy fish and thus capture them for eating. Source: Internet

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