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Achumawi

Achumawi noun: the northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.

Noun

Achumawi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.

Proper noun

Achumawi

  1. The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.

Synonyms of Achumawi

Forms of Achumawi

alternative formAchomawi
alternative formAjumawi
alternative formAhjumawi
alternative formAtuami

Origin of Achumawi

An anglicization of the name of the Fall River band, ajúmmááwí, from ajúmmá “river”.

Questions about Achumawi

What does Achumawi mean?
Achumawi means the northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.
What part of speech is Achumawi?
Achumawi can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Achumawi in the dictionary

  1. Achua
  2. Achuar
  3. Achuar-Shiwiar
  4. achuete
  5. achuetes
  6. Achumawi
  7. achund
  8. achunds
  9. Achurch
  10. achy
  11. achylia

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