Mohave

or Mo·ja·ve

[ moh-hah-vee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Mo·ha·ves, (especially collectively) Mo·ha·ve.

a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.

Mohave

/ məʊˈhɑːvɪ /

-ves-ve a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Colorado River
the language of this people, belonging to the Yuman family

Fortunately, in their straits, they encountered a party of Mohave Indians, who sold them enough food to remove all danger.

The latter chain was followed until they came upon the Spanish trail, along which they passed to the Mohave River.

This locality lies at the northern edge of the Mohave Desert.

Cartwell at the piano drifted from a Mohave lament to La Paloma.

Those who have any acquaintance with the Moquis and Mohave tongues declare that they contain Welsh words.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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