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Chinantec

Chinantec noun: any of an indigenous people of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico.

Noun

Chinantec (plural Chinantecs)

  1. Any of an indigenous people of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico.

Adjective

Chinantec (comparative more Chinantec, superlative most Chinantec)

  1. Of or relating to the Chinantec people. Other form of Chinantecan.
    • The Chinantec or Chinantecan languages constitute a branch of the Oto-Manguean family. (Wikipedia).

Forms of Chinantec

Noun
pluralChinantecs
Adjective
comparativemore Chinantec
superlativemost Chinantec

Words formed from Chinantec

Questions about Chinantec

What does Chinantec mean?
Chinantec means any of an indigenous people of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico.
What part of speech is Chinantec?
Chinantec can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Chinantec?
The plural of Chinantec is Chinantecs.

Words near Chinantec in the dictionary

  1. chinampa
  2. chinampas
  3. Chinan
  4. Chinandega
  5. Chinangin
  6. Chinantec
  7. Chinantecan
  8. Chinantecs
  9. Chinapatam
  10. Chinapatana
  11. Chinapeople

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