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Zuni
[ zoo-nee ]
noun
, plural Zu·nis, (especially collectively) Zu·ni
- a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.
- the language of the Zuni.
Zuñi
/ ˈsuː-; ˈzuːnjiː /
noun
- -ñis-ñi a member of a North American Indian people of W New Mexico
- the language of this people, a member of the Penutian phylum of languages
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Derived Forms
- ˈZuñian, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From
- Zuni·an Zuñi·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Zuni1
An Americanism first recorded in 1830–35; earlier Zuñi, from Spanish (southwestern United States), from Acoma Keresan sɨ̂·ni (pronounced sθɨ̂·nyi ) or a cognate
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Example Sentences
The other was drawn from a sketch made by myself of a fetich in Zuñi.
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Then, when he thought himself man enough, he started for Zuñi.
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Fray Marcos returned soon from Zuñi to Mexico, on account of his physical infirmities.
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This can be noticed in the charming Zuñi folk-tales collected by Cushing.
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The Zuñi folk-tales collected by Frank Cushing have much of this element in them, and it constitutes one of their many charms.
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