The Takic languages are a putative group of Uto-Aztecan languages historically spoken by a number of

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. Takic is grouped with the Tubatulabal,

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, and Numic languages in the northern branch of the Uto-Aztecan family.

Distribution

Prior to European contact, the Takic languages were spoken along coastal California between modern Malibu and

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and on the Southern Channel Islands. The Takic languages also were spoken in the Southern California interior, in portions of the

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, Mojave Desert and Tehachapi Mountains.

List of Takic languages

* Cahuilla language * Cupeño language * Luis