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Numic

Numic adjective: of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.

Adjective

Numic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.

Origin of Numic

From Proto-Numic *nï(h)mï (“person”) + -ic; compare Comanche nʉmʉ.

Questions about Numic

What does Numic mean?
Numic means of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.
What part of speech is Numic?
Numic is an adjective.

Words near Numic in the dictionary

  1. numerously
  2. numerousness
  3. numerousnesses
  4. Numfoor
  5. Numfor
  6. Numic
  7. Numidia
  8. Numidian
  9. Numidian crane
  10. Numidian cranes
  11. Numidians

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