Explore Miwok through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like penutian. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Miwok in a sentence
Miwok meaning
A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
Synonyms of Miwok
Using Miwok
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California.
- Useful related words include: penutian, moquelumnan.
Context around Miwok
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Miwok
- In this selection, "miwok" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bay, plains, coast, indians, speakers and natives stand out and add context to how "miwok" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1830s plains miwok was the and and bay miwok speakers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "miwok" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with miwok
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In Native America, among the Cherokee (Unelanuhi), Natchez (Wal Sil), Inuit ( Malina ) and Miwok (Hekoolas). (15 words)
By the end of 1800 the neophyte population had risen to 277, including both Ohlone and Bay Miwok speakers. (19 words)
He found a good port, landed, repaired and restocked his vessels, then stayed for a time, keeping friendly relations with the Coast Miwok natives. (24 words)
The Sacramento History Museum located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park is proud to debut a newly created exhibit titled that was curated by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Exhibits and Collections Center. (35 words)
By the time Mission San Jose was closed as an agricultural commune in the mid-1830s, Plains Miwok was the predominate native language among its neophyte Indian people (Milliken 2008). (30 words)
He found a good port, landed, repaired and restocked his vessels, then stayed for a time, keeping friendly relations with the Coast Miwok natives. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
The Sacramento History Museum located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park is proud to debut a newly created exhibit titled that was curated by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Exhibits and Collections Center.
By the end of 1800 the neophyte population had risen to 277, including both Ohlone and Bay Miwok speakers.
By the time Mission San Jose was closed as an agricultural commune in the mid-1830s, Plains Miwok was the predominate native language among its neophyte Indian people (Milliken 2008).
He found a good port, landed, repaired and restocked his vessels, then stayed for a time, keeping friendly relations with the Coast Miwok natives.
In Native America, among the Cherokee (Unelanuhi), Natchez (Wal Sil), Inuit ( Malina ) and Miwok (Hekoolas).