Eastern Miwok
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Eastern Miwok is a branch of the Miwok Native American people and their associated language varieties traditionally spoken in the central Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions of California.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Miwok canonical | 6 |
| Eastern Miwok language | 1 |
| Sierra Miwok | 1 |
| Sierra Miwok language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T812496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Eastern Miwok Context triple: [Miwok languages, hasSubgroup, Eastern Miwok]
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A.
Northern Sierra Miwok
Northern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to the northern Sierra Nevada region of California, traditionally known for their distinct Miwok language dialect and cultural practices tied to the foothill and mountain environments.
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B.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
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C.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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D.
Coast Miwok
The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
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E.
Upland Yuman
Upland Yuman is a branch of the Yuman language family comprising several closely related Indigenous languages spoken in the upland regions of the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eastern Miwok Target entity description: Eastern Miwok is a branch of the Miwok Native American people and their associated language varieties traditionally spoken in the central Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions of California.
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A.
Northern Sierra Miwok
Northern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to the northern Sierra Nevada region of California, traditionally known for their distinct Miwok language dialect and cultural practices tied to the foothill and mountain environments.
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B.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
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C.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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D.
Coast Miwok
The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
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E.
Upland Yuman
Upland Yuman is a branch of the Yuman language family comprising several closely related Indigenous languages spoken in the upland regions of the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ language branch ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
American expansion into California
ⓘ
Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAlternativeName | Sierra Miwok ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
acorn-based cuisine
ⓘ
basketry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegionOverlap | Yokuts territory ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueCode |
Central Sierra Miwok
ⓘ
surface form:
csm (Central Sierra Miwok)
nsq (Northern Sierra Miwok) ⓘ skd (Southern Sierra Miwok) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariety |
Central Sierra Miwok
ⓘ
Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ Southern Sierra Miwok ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Northern Sierra Miwok neighboring Yokuts peoples
ⓘ
Plains Miwok ⓘ |
| hasRelatedGroup |
Bay Miwok
ⓘ
Plains Miwok ⓘ Western Miwok ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| languageBranchOf | Miwok languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Miwok languages
ⓘ
Utian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (United States)
|
| partOf |
Miwok
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
surface form:
Native Americans in California
|
| regionOfLanguageUse |
Sierra Nevada foothills
ⓘ
Central California ⓘ
surface form:
central California
|
| subgroupOf | Miwok people ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact period in California ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
bark houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean structures ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
adjacent foothill regions of California ⓘ central Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous Californian religious practices ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn processing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for linguistic documentation) ⓘ |
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Subject: Eastern Miwok Description of subject: Eastern Miwok is a branch of the Miwok Native American people and their associated language varieties traditionally spoken in the central Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions of California.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.