Uto-Aztecan

/ˈjutoʊˈæzˌtɛkən/
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Definitions of Uto-Aztecan
  1. noun
    a family of American Indian languages
    synonyms: Uto-Aztecan language
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    Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language
    a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States
    Pima
    the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima
    Aztecan
    the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec
    Nahuatl
    the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl
    Cahita
    the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita
    Tatahumara
    the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara
    Zapotec, Zapotecan
    the language of the Zapotec
    Shoshone
    the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family)
    Comanche
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
    Hopi
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi
    Paiute
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute
    Ute
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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