The objective of this bachelor’s thesis is to confirm or falsify
hypotheses on the diffusion of Numic languages in the north-western United
States. The theoretical part of the thesis provides an overview of the mathematical methods used to calculate phonetical difference and determine the
genealogical classification of different language groups. The main part focuses on the implementation of these approaches on the Numic languages
database and the evaluation of the results with regard to hypotheses found
in articles on the linguistic diffusion of the Numic languages
