Hopi

[ hoh-pee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Ho·pis, (especially collectively) Ho·pi

Hopi

/ ˈhəʊpɪ /

-pis-pi a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona
the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

Origin of Hopi¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; from Hopi hópi “a Hopi person,” literally, “good, peaceable”

Origin of Hopi¹

from Hopi Hópi peaceful

In the southern regions the Hopi women have woven cotton garments from time immemorial.

Particularly typical are the cults of the Zuni and Hopi, described in detail by various American scholars.

Mention has already been made of the cloud masks used in the vegetation festivals of the Hopi and Zuni.

The snake society of the Hopi, to which we have already referred, has a similar song, which it sings with musical accompaniment.

These paintings are believed to indicate that this room was used for a ceremony akin to the New Fire ceremony of the Hopi.

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