Miwok

[ mee-wok ]

/ ˈmi wɒk /

noun, plural Mi·woks, (especially collectively) Mi·wok for 1.

a member of an American Indian people formerly living in several noncontiguous areas of California north of San Francisco Bay and eastward from the San Joaquin-Sacramento delta to the Sierras.

any of the Penutian languages spoken by the Miwok.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Example sentences from the Web for miwok

Among the Maidu they are usually known as "burning," among the Miwok as "cry."
The Religion of the Indians of California|A. L. Kroeber
The Coast Miwok have such orators; among those Indians the office of speechmaker is a special one.
Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579|Robert F. Heizer
The distances are right, and the linguistic border between the Miwok and the Maidu runs along the Cosumnes.
Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820|Sherburne Friend Cook
It has only seemed feasible to append some comparisons with Yuki and Miwok beliefs.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett

The Coast Miwok ceremonial number was probably four, though there is no direct evidence to support this supposition.
Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579|Robert F. Heizer

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