Language
The native Ute language belongs to the Numic division of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages and is a dialect of Southern Numic. Most mountain Utes still speak Ute but its use has become much less frequent among the southern Ute. Peoples speaking Shoshonean dialects of the Numic family include the Bannocks, Comanches, Chemehuevi, Goshutes, Paiutes and Shoshones.
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