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title: Owens Valley Paiute
aliases: [Home, OVP, Nüümü]
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Owens Valley Paiute

A wiki for Owens Valley Paiute (OVP), the language of the Nüümü, the Paiute people of Payahuunadü, the Owens Valley of eastern California.

This website is a guide to the language: how it works, the words it uses, and the people and place it comes from. It's written for the OVP community first, and for anyone else who wants to learn. Browse by topic or follow your curiosity. There's no required order.

Throughout, Paiute words link to the Kubishi Dictionary. Hover any linked word for a quick meaning, or click it to see the full dictionary entry.

Feedback and contributions

This wiki is a starting point, meant to grow with community knowledge, corrections, and additions. If you have feedback, corrections, or contributions, please reach out to the Jared Coleman (jared.coleman@lmu.edu), the main author of this wiki.

How this wiki is organized

  • Grammar: How the language works: sounds, spelling, word structure, and sentence building.
  • Vocabulary: Vocabulary by theme and a glossary of all OVP words used throughout this wiki.
  • History: A little history for context on the language, the people, and the valley, and on the work of keeping the language alive today.
  • Terminology: A guide to some of the linguistic and cultural terms used in this wiki.

Start Here

If you're a beginner and want to start learning OVP, start on the Grammar page!

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