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Miwok

noun
Mi·​wok | \ˈmēˌwäk\
plural Miwok or Miwoks

Definition of Miwok 

1a : an Indian people of central California

b : a member of such people

2 : a Moquelumnan language of the Miwok people

3 : moquelumnan

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