NATIVE TRIBES,
GROUPS, DIALECTS AND
FAMILES OF
CALIFORNIA IN 1770

(AFTER UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA MAP SERIES NO. 11)

ATHABASCAN FAMILY

OREGON GROUP

ROGUE RIVER

TOLOWA GROUP

TOLOWA

HUPA GROUP

HUPA

CHILULA

WHILIKUT

MATTOLE GROUP

MATTOLE

WAILAKI GROUP

WAILAKI

ALGONKIN FAMILY

YUROK

YUROK

COAST
YUROK

WIYOT

YUKIAN FAMILY

YUKI

HUCHNOM

COAST YUKI

WAPPO

MODOC (NOW INCORPORATED
IN THE PENUTIAN FAMILY)

HOKAN FAMILY

SHASTAN

SHASTA

NEW RIVER SHASTA

KONOMIHU

OKWANUCHU

ACHOMAWI (PIT RIVER)

ATSUGEWI (HAT CREEK)

YANA

NORTHERN YANA

CENTRAL YANA

SOUTHERN YANA

YAHI

KAROK

CHIMARIKO

POMO

NOTHERN

CENTRAL

EASTERN

SOUTHEASTERN

NORTHEASTERN

SOUTHERN

SOUTHWESTERN

WASHO

ESALEN

SALINIEN

ANTONIANO

MIGUELENO

PLAYANO

CHUMASH

OBISPENO

PURISMENO

YNEZENO

BARBARENO

VENTURENO

EMIGDIANO

INTERIOR

ISLAND

YUMAN

NORTHERN (WESTERN) DIGUENO

SOUTHERN (EASTERN) DIGUENO

KAMIA

YUMA


HALCHIDHOMA (NOW CHEMEHUVI)

MOHAVE

PENUTIAN FAMILY

MODOC

WINTUN

DIALECT GROUPS

NORTHERN

CENTRAL (NOMLAKI)

SOUTHEASTERN (PATWIN)

SOUTHWESTERN (PATWIN)

MAIDU
DIALECT GROUPS

NORTHEASTERN

NORTHWESTERN

SOUTHERN (NISENAN

MIWOK

COAST

LAKE

PLAINS

NORTHERN

CENTRAL

SOUTHERN

BAY MIWOK

COSTANOAN

SAN FRANCISCO

SANTA CLARA

SANTA CRUZ

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA (MUTSUN)

MONTEREY (RUMSEN)

SOLEDAD

YOKUTS

DIALECT GROUPS

NORTHERN VALLEY (CHULAMNI, CHAUCHILA, ETC)

SOUTHERN VALLEY (TACHI, YAUELMANI, ETC)

NORTHERN HILL (CHUKCHANSI, ETC)

KINGS RIVER (CHOINIMINI, ETC)

TULE-KAWEH (YAUDANCHI, ETC)

POSO CREEK (PALEEUYAMI)

BUENA VISTA (TULAMNI, ETC)

UTO-AZTEKAN (SHOSHONEAN) FAMILY

PLATEAU BRANCH

MONO-BANOCK GROUP

NORTHERN PAIUTE (PAVIOTSO)

EASTERN MONO (PAIUTE)

WESTERN MONO

SHOSHONI-COMMANCHE GROUP

KOSO (PANAMINT SHOSHONE)

CHEMEHUEVI (SOUTHERN PAIUTE)

KAWAISU (TEHACHAPI)

KERN RIVER BRANCH

TUBATULAABAL (AND BANKALACHI)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRANCH

SERANO GROUP

KITANEMUK (TEJON)

ALLIKLIK

VANYUME (MOHINEYAM)

SERRANO

GABRIELINO GROUP

FERNANDENO

GABRIELINO

NICOLENO

LUISENO - CAHUILLA GROUP

JUANENO

LUISENO

CUPENO

CAHUILLA

MOUNTAIN CAHUILLA

DESERT CAHUILLA

PASS CAHUILLA

California Native American Languages Map