Numic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains. not-comparable

Etymology

From Proto-Numic *nï(h)mï (“person”) + -ic; compare Comanche nʉmʉ.

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