Mono language (Native American)
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| Mono | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | United States | |
| Region: | California | |
| Total speakers: | 37-41, see below | |
| Language family: | Uto-Aztecan Numic Western Numic Mono |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | – | |
| ISO 639-3: | mnr | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Mono is a Native American language of the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages. It is spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and the Owens Valley of east-central California. It is nearly extinct.
Mono consists of two dialects, Eastern and Western. The name Monachi is commonly used in reference to Western Mono and Owens Valley Paiute in reference to Eastern Mono.
[edit] References
- Rosalie Bethel, Paul V. Kroskrity, Christopher Loether, & Gregory A. Reinhardt. 1993. A Dictionary of Western Mono. 2nd edition.
- Sydney M. Lamb. 1957. "Mono Grammar," University of California, Berkeley PhD dissertation.
- Evan J. Norris. 1986. "A Grammar Sketch and Comparative Study of Eastern Mono," University of California, San Diego PhD dissertation.
