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Mono Language (Monache)

Mono is a Uto-Aztecan language of California. Only a few elders still speak the language fluently, but some young Monos are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Mono Language Resources –

Mono Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Mono language, with comparison to words in other Uto-Aztecan languages.

˜Mono Culture and History Links –

Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians
Overview of the modern-day Mono tribe.

Western Mono Indians
Information on traditional Mono culture and history.

Mono Legends:
Collection of Mono Indian legends and folktales.

The Mono Indians:
Curtis' early 20th-century ethnography of the Mono tribe.

˜Books For Sale On The Mono Indians –

Walking Where We Lived
Interesting autobiography of a Mono Indian man and his community.

Weaving a California Tradition
Charming book about a contemporary Mono girl learning to weave baskets.

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