Paiute ( / ˈ p aɪ juː t / ; also Piute ) refers to three non-contiguous groups of Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin . Although their languages are related within the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages , these three languages do not form a single subgroup and they are no more closely related to each than they are to the Central Numic languages ( Timbisha , Shoshoni , and Comanche ) which are spoken between them.
1-397: The term "Paiute" does not refer to a single, unique, unified group of Great Basin tribes, but is a historical label comprising: Though sharing similar Numic roots, the three groups historically called Paiute have different languages as shown below: Northern Paiute Mono Kawaiisi Southern Paiute Northern Paiute language Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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