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English word origin

Etymology of Zuni

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

noun

A member of a Native American Pueblo people, native to the Zuni River valley.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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