Yuman

American

[yoo-muhn] / ˈju mən /

noun

a family of languages including the language shared by the Yuma and Mohave Indians and several other languages of the lower valley of the Colorado River.

adjective

of or relating to Yuman.

Yuman British

/ ˈjuːmən /

noun

a family of North American Indian languages spoken chiefly in Arizona, California, and Mexico

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adjective

relating to or belonging to this family of languages

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Etymology

Origin of Yuman

First recorded in 1890–95; Yum(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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Yuman

Sprit Mountain is the Yuman tribes’ spiritual birthplace and figures prominently within their ideology.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2020

Bernie Yuman, a friend of Ali’s who was in the dressing room the night of the fight, told Hauser, “We were shaking like leaves.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2019

Or, speeking into a small box, a Yuman mite go, I have to run, Jeenie, I’m just now Par King at the Mawl!

From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017

Some Yumans heer me speeking Yuman so gud they give me some Chiken, and I sit rite at there Table.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017

Rogers' "Yuman Pottery Making" is a useful preliminary survey and stimulating.

From Mohave Pottery by Harner, Michaell J.

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