Hopi

American  

[hoh-pee] / ˈhoʊ pi /

noun

plural

Hopis,

plural

Hopi

1. a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.

2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.

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adjective

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

Hopi British  

/ ˈhəʊpɪ /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people of NE Arizona

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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Etymology

Origin of Hopi

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

Example Sentences

There are other Indigenous cultures that speak about this: the Hopi tribe, the Dogon tribe in West Africa, the Lakota tribes.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Hopi, the mountains provided life-giving rain and spiritual sustenance while the Havasupai’s creation story is centered on the four peaks, which they believed were at the center of the earth.

From Los Angeles Times

Many homes on Hopi lands are similarly situated, and the San Juan Southern Paiute have been left for generations without a reservation — or water rights — to call their own.

From Seattle Times

The Hopi tribe approved the settlement earlier this week, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Council was expected to take up the measure during a meeting Thursday.

From Seattle Times

The Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are seeking more than $5 billion in their settlement.

From Seattle Times