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O'odham

/ɔʔɔˈtam/

O'odham noun: a person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.

Noun

O'odham (plural O'odhams or O'odham)

  1. A person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.

Proper noun

O'odham

  1. The indigenous Uto-Aztecan language of the O'odham.
    • There is a very good reason for changing the "w" to an "l": the English name "Arizona" comes from the O'odham name "alĭ ṣonak," which tokiponizes to "ma Alisona."(Can we date this quote?), “"ma Awisona" is incorrect”, in lipu pi ijo pi toki pona

Forms of O'odham

pluralO'odhams
pluralO'odham

Origin of O'odham

From O'odham 'o'odham (“person, man, human being”).

Phrases with O'odham

Questions about O'odham

What does O'odham mean?
O'odham means a person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.
What part of speech is O'odham?
O'odham can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce O'odham?
O'odham is pronounced /ɔʔɔˈtam/.
What is the plural of O'odham?
The plural of O'odham is O'odhams.

Words near O'odham in the dictionary

  1. O'Neill cylinders
  2. O'Neillian
  3. O'Neillism
  4. O'Neillite
  5. O'Neillites
  6. O'odham
  7. O'odhams
  8. O'Quin
  9. O'Quinn
  10. O'Quinns
  11. O'Quins

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