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Tarahumara

American  
[tahr-uh-hoo-mahr-uh, tar-] / ˌtɑr ə huˈmɑr ə, ˌtær- /
Also Rarámuri

noun

  • Tarahumaras,
    plural
  • Tarahumara
    plural
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre region of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.

  2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Tarahumara or their language.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Tarahumara

First recorded in 1870–75; of uncertain origin


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Daniel E. Lieberman has studied the diets of indigenous cultures worldwide, from the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer people in Tanzania, to Maasai herders in Kenya and the Tarahumara Native Americans of northern Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Campos Morales was ordained as a priest in 1972 and spent almost a half-century working in parishes in the Tarahumara region, known for its grinding poverty and scenic beauty.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

The incident occurred in the Tarahumara mountains of Chihuahua state, about 350 miles south of the Texas border.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022

"Lorena Light-Footed Woman" follows Lorena Ramirez, a Mexican ultrarunner who lives in an indigenous community in the Tarahumara mountain range in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2020

It does not, however, reach the perpetual snow-line, although this is passed by Tarahumara of the Sierra Madre.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume

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