Numic languages: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Plateau Shoshonean languages

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Map showing the distribution of Numic languages and major indigenous groups of the Great Basin region in the western United States. The area outlined in red includes territories of groups such as the Shoshone, Paiute, Ute, Gosiute, Washo, Mono, Panamint Shoshone, Chemehuevi, and Shoshone-Bannock, with major geographic features like Lake Tahoe, the Great Salt Lake, and the Colorado River also labeled.

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Western Numic languages Southern Numic languages Central Numic languages Shoshonean languages Hopi language

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