Numic languages

Numic is a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It includes seven languages spoken by Native American peoples traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, Snake River basin, and southern Great Plains. The word Numic comes from the cognate word in all Numic languages for "person." For example, in the three Central Numic languages and the two Western Numic languages it is /nɨmɨ/. In Kawaiisu it is /nɨwɨ/ and in Colorado River /nɨwɨ/, /nɨŋwɨ/ and /nuu/.

Classification

These languages are classified in three groups:

Central Numic languages

Comanche
Timbisha (a dialect chain with main regional varieties being Western, Central, and Eastern)
Shoshoni (a dialect chain with main regional varieties being Western, Gosiute, Northern, and Eastern)

Comanche

Timbisha (a dialect chain with main regional varieties being Western, Central, and Eastern)

Shoshoni (a dialect chain with main regional varieties being Western, Gosiute, Northern, and Eastern)

Southern Numic languages

Kawaiisu
Colorado River (a dialect chain with main regional varieties being Chemehuevi, Southern Paiute, and Ute)

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