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Chimariko

Chimariko noun: a tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century.

Noun

Chimariko pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century.

Proper noun

Chimariko

  1. The extinct language of this tribe.

Origin of Chimariko

From Chimariko chimar (“person”).

Questions about Chimariko

What does Chimariko mean?
Chimariko means a tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century.
What part of speech is Chimariko?
Chimariko can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Chimariko in the dictionary

  1. Chimanimani
  2. chimanine
  3. chimanines
  4. chimans
  5. chimaphilin
  6. Chimariko
  7. Chimarikos
  8. chimarrogale
  9. chimarrogales
  10. Chimas
  11. Chimay

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