NUMIC LANGUAGES

formerly Plateau Shoshonean, North American Indian language group that was spoken by Indians in Nevada, Utah, and portions of California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma. These languages are currently divided into three groups: Western Numic, including Mono and Northern Paiute; Central Numic, including Panamint and Shoshoni; and Southern Numic, including Kawaiisu and Ute. Numic represents the northernmost extension of the Uto-Aztecan language family, but the precise groupings within Uto-Aztecan are not yet clear.