Miwokan–Costanoan
E375567
Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miwok–Costanoan languages | 4 |
| Miwok-Costanoan language family | 1 |
| Miwok-Costanoan languages | 1 |
| Miwokan–Costanoan canonical | 1 |
| Miwok–Costanoan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3578964 — 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: Miwokan–Costanoan Context triple: [Utian, hasAlternativeName, Miwokan–Costanoan]
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A.
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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B.
Bay Miwok
Bay Miwok refers to the Indigenous people and their now-extinct Miwokan language once spoken in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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C.
Sierra Miwok
The Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills and known for their distinct Miwokan language and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Western Miwok
Western Miwok is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Coast Miwok people of northern California.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Miwokan–Costanoan Target entity description: Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
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A.
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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B.
Bay Miwok
Bay Miwok refers to the Indigenous people and their now-extinct Miwokan language once spoken in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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C.
Sierra Miwok
The Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills and known for their distinct Miwokan language and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Western Miwok
Western Miwok is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Coast Miwok people of northern California.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesized language family
ⓘ
proposed language subgrouping ⓘ |
| basedOn |
comparative linguistic evidence
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lexical similarities ⓘ morphological parallels ⓘ phonological correspondences ⓘ |
| classificationType | genetic grouping ⓘ |
| discussedIn | linguistic literature on Utian ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | limited primary data ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Native American linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| hasAbbreviation |
Miwokan–Costanoan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok–Costanoan
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Utian
ⓘ
surface form:
Utian (in some classifications)
|
| hasComponent |
Miwok languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok language family
Ohlone languages ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) language family
|
| hasInfluenced | classifications of California languages ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Miwok languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok
Ohlone (Costanoan) ⓘ |
| involves | reconstruction of proto-Utian ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Native American languages of California ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | California indigenous languages ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Miwok branch
ⓘ
Ohlone (Costanoan) ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) branch
|
| languageFamilyStatus |
controversial
ⓘ
not universally accepted ⓘ |
| links |
Costanoan languages
ⓘ
Miwok languages ⓘ Ohlone languages ⓘ |
| proposedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Penutian languages
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surface form:
Penutian (proposed macro-family)
|
| researchFocus | genetic relationship between Miwok and Ohlone ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Miwok people
ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok peoples
Ohlone peoples ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Utian ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact period in California ⓘ |
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Subject: Miwokan–Costanoan Description of subject: Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.