Colorado River Numic of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, is a dialect chain that stretches from southeastern California to Colorado.
It includes seven languages spoken by Native American peoples traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, Snake River basin, and southern ...
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What are the dialects of the Colorado River Numic?
Dialects. The three major dialect groups of Colorado River are Chemehuevi, Southern Paiute, and Ute, although there are no strong isoglosses. The threefold division is primarily one of culture rather than strictly linguistic.
What language did the Utes speak in Colorado?
The language of the Utes is Shoshonean, a dialect of that Uto-Aztecan language. It is believed that the people who speak Shoshonean separated from other Ute-Aztecan speaking groups, such as the Paiute, Goshute, Shoshone Bannock, Comanche, Chemehuevi and some tribes in California.
What is the meaning of Numic?
Definition of 'Numic' 1. a branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages including Northern Paiute, Shoshone, Comanche, Southern Paiute, Ute, and others. adjective. 2. of or pertaining to the Numic languages.
What are the consonants in Proto Numic language?
Consonants. In addition to the above simple consonants, Proto-Numic also had nasal-stop/affricate clusters and all consonants except *s, *h, *j, and *w could be geminated. Between vowels short consonants were lenited.
Ute is a dialect of the Colorado River Numic language, spoken by the Ute people. Speakers primarily live on three reservations: Uintah-Ouray (or Northern ...
Numic languages. C. Colorado River Numic language · Comanche language. G. Gosiute dialect. K. Kawaiisu language. M. Mono language (California). P. Northern ...
Colorado River Numic of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, is a dialect chain that stretches from southeastern California to Colorado.
Mono language (California), specifically the Western dialect, also known as Owens Valley Paiute; Colorado River Numic language, also known as Ute, Southern ...
As such, in total, there is only one remaining Native American language spoken in Colorado: Colorado River Numic. ... The language spoken by the Ute is classified ...
dialect chain of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, that stretches from southeastern California to Colorado.
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The Colorado River Indian Tribes (Mojave language 'Aha Havasuu, Navajo language: Tó ... ). Languages. Colorado River Numic language, Mojave, Navajo, Hopi, English.