Muwekma

English

Etymology

Muwekma is the native people's word for "the people" in the dialects of Chochenyo and Tamyen.

Noun

Muwekma pl (plural only)

1. Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
2. 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

• mewékma

Proper noun

Muwekma

1. The people