Muwekma
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English
Etymology
Muwekma is the native people's word for "the people" in the dialects of Chochenyo and Tamyen.
Noun
Muwekma pl (plural only)
- Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
- The northern Ohlone people, as well as other Native Americans who descended from Mission Indians resident at the Santa Clara, San Jose or San Francisco Missions.
References
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Website
- Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.
Ohlone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Northern Ohlone
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Muwekma
- The people