miwok

• Nom propre désignant un membre du peuple miwok, un groupe amérindien vivant dans la région centrale de la Sierra Nevada en Californie, ou la langue pénutienne parlée par ce peuple.

A proper noun referring to a member of the Miwok people, a Native American group native to the central Sierra Nevada region of California, or to the Penutian language spoken by that people.

nom propre

1. Indigenous PeopleB2formalamerican

   A member of a Native American group historically residing in the central Sierra Nevada region of California.

   Miwok (peuple autochtone)

   • The Miwok people have a rich cultural heritage tied to the California landscape.
   • Anthropologists have studied the traditional lifestyle of the Miwok.
   • Descendants of the Miwok still live in their ancestral territories today.

2. B2formalamerican

   A Penutian language historically spoken by the Miwok people.

   miwok (langue)

   • Linguists are working to document and revitalize the Miwok language.
   • Only a few elders still speak the Miwok language fluently.
   • The Miwok language belongs to the larger Penutian language family.

   Synonymesmoquelumnan