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Apachean

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[uh-pach-ee-uhn] / əˈpætʃ i ən /

noun

  1. a subgroup of the Athabascan language family comprising the languages of the Apache tribes and the Navajo.

  2. a speaker of an Apachean language.

Etymology

Origin of Apachean

Apache + -an

Example Sentences

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The Navajo migrated from Canada to the south�western United States at the same time as the Apache. and they speak an Apachean language.

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