PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
This guide gives the closest English equivalent of the Coast Miwok words below. The vowels of Coast Miwok are written phonetically; they are written and pronounced very much like the vowels of Spanish or Italian. Our thanks to Richard Applegate for his scholarly advice.
| Company | Translation |
| Meyye (may-yay) | bird |
| Wines | |
| Kuluppis (koo-loop-pee) | Ana’s Hummingbird |
| ’Omay (oh-my) | Brown Pelican |
| Sokootok (shoh-koh-tohk) | California Quail |
| Palachchak (pah-laht-chahk) | Red-headed Acorn Woodpecker |
| Common Words/Phrases | |
| ’oppun towis? (ohp-poon to-wish) | Are you well? |
| ka molis (kah mo-lish) | I thank you |
| ma molis (mah mo-lish) | We thank you |
| ma ’opyati ’opu (mah op-yaht-ee oh-poo) |
We are going now |
| wiinu (wee-nu) (borrowed from Spanish) | Wine |
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