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Chemehuevi

Chemehuevi noun: an indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.

Noun

Chemehuevi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.

Proper noun

Chemehuevi

  1. The Numic language of these people.

Origin of Chemehuevi

Possibly from a Spanish corruption of Mojave 'achiimuuev (“those who play with fish”)

Questions about Chemehuevi

What does Chemehuevi mean?
Chemehuevi means an indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.
What part of speech is Chemehuevi?
Chemehuevi can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Chemehuevi in the dictionary

  1. chem.
  2. Chemakum
  3. Chemama
  4. chemautotrophic
  5. ChemCam
  6. Chemehuevi
  7. chemerin
  8. Chemerne
  9. Chemeryntsi
  10. chemesthesis
  11. chemesthetic

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