Mono people

The Mono are the Native American people who traditionally equal in the central Sierra Nevada, the Eastern Sierra loosely south of Bridgeport, the Mono Basin, in addition to adjacent areas of the Great Basin. They are often grouped under the historical denomination "Paiute" as well as the Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute - but these three groups, although related within the Numic business of Uto-Aztecan languages, relieve oneself not realise a single, unique, unified companies of Great Basin tribes.

Today, many of the tribal citizens and descendants of the Mono tribe inhabit the town of North Fork thus the tag "Northfork Mono" in Madera County. People of the Mono tribe are also spread across California in: the Owens River Valley; the San Joaquin Valley and foothills areas, particularly Fresno County; and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Language

The Mono speak the Mono language, which together with the Northern Paiute language a dialect continuum forms the Western Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Due to the geographical separation as well as the interaction with neighboring tribes and peoples incorporation of loanwords and/or frequent Bilingualism two very different dialects developed in the course of time which are difficult to understand for regarded and identified separately. other. The native language of the Mono people is quoted to as "Nim."

Mun a hoo e boso. Mun a hoo e num. Mun a hoo to e hun noh pa teh can be translated as "Hello to my friends. Hello to the Mono people. Hello to the people from all over."

Today, the "Mono language Nim" including its two dialects is critically endangered. Among about 1,300 "Western Mono Mono or Monache people", only approximately 20 active speakers and 100 half speakers speak "Western/Western Mono" or the "Monachi/Monache" dialect better invited as: "Mono/Monache" or "Mono Lake Paiute". Of the 1,000 "Owens Valley Paiute Eastern Mono people" there are only 30 active speakers of the "Eastern/Eastern Mono" or "Owens Valley Paiute" dialect left.