Bay Miwok > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Bay Miwok
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Saclan; Miwok, Bay; Saklan; Sakaiakumni
Once Spoken in:
USA
Code:
mkq
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Miwok-Costanoan (Utian)
Parent Subgroup:
Eastern Miwok; Eastern Miwokan (emiw)
Brief Description:
"Bay Miwok, sometimes referred to as Saclan, was a language of the Eastern Miwok branch of the Utian family, and was formerly spoken in parts of Contra Costa County, California, west of Mt. Diablo. About 80 words are documented in a manuscript from the Mission period." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Langauges 2007 pg. 11
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Not listed

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