Miwokan–Costanoan

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothesized language family
proposed language subgrouping
basedOn comparative linguistic evidence
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
hasAbbreviation Miwok–Costanoan
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
hasAlternativeName Utian (in some classifications)
linked to: Utian
hasComponent Miwok language family
linked to: Miwok languages

Ohlone (Costanoan) language family
linked to: Ohlone languages
hasInfluenced classifications of California languages
hasSubgroup Miwok
linked to: Miwok languages

Ohlone (Costanoan)
involves reconstruction of proto-Utian
isPartOf Native American languages of California
isSubsetOf California indigenous languages
languageBranch Miwok branch
Ohlone (Costanoan) branch
linked to: Ohlone (Costanoan)
languageFamilyStatus controversial
not universally accepted
links Costanoan languages
Miwok languages
Ohlone languages
proposedBy linguists
relatedTo Penutian (proposed macro-family)
linked to: Penutian languages
researchFocus genetic relationship between Miwok and Ohlone
spokenBy Miwok peoples
linked to: Miwok people

Ohlone peoples
subgroupOf Utian
timeDepth pre-contact period in California

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Utian hasAlternativeName Miwokan–Costanoan
Utian hasAlternativeName Miwok-Costanoan language family
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
California Penutian languages hasPart Miwok–Costanoan languages
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
Penutian phylum includes Miwok–Costanoan languages
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
North American language family includes Miwok-Costanoan languages
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
Yok-Utian languages hasPart Miwok–Costanoan languages
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
Yok-Utian languages relatedTo Miwok–Costanoan languages
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan
Miwokan–Costanoan hasAbbreviation Miwok–Costanoan
linked to: Miwokan–Costanoan