Tarahumara

[ tahr-uh-hoo-mahr-uh, tar- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Ta·ra·hu·ma·ras, (especially collectively) Ta·ra·hu·ma·ra

a member of an Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre region of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara.

First recorded in 1870–75; of uncertain origin

Running, on the other hand, is essential, though traditional Tarahumara “races” are collaborative efforts.

Likewise, The Infinite Race can be viewed as an attempt to reclaim part of the Tarahumara myth on behalf of the Rarámuri.

Apatschee, a nation 'welche um ganz Neu-Biscaya, und auch an Tarahumara grnzet.'

The Tarahumara language of Sonora offers an almost parallel instance.

For the Spanish hueco, the Tarahumara hoco; for tutano, the Cora ttana.

For the French casser, we find the Tarahumara cassnaler; for ttonner, the Tepehuana tatame.

Hervas, whose work appeared in 1787, says that the Tarahumara language is full of Mexican words.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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