Yuma
noun
a member of an American Indian people of Arizona.
Yumas
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pluralof Yuma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Yumas moved up river a ways, where they've lived ever since.
From Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White
I ran on a little bar and panned out some dust, so I camped a while, washing gold, getting friendly with the Yumas, and talking horse and other things with the immigrants.
From Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White
The statement that the closing of the waters left the Yumas and Maricopas on the far bank of the Colorado is likely only a mahkai’s fanciful attempt to explain their presence there.
From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by J. William Lloyd
Among those employed were a number of Indians, Pimas, Maricopas, Pagagos, Yumas, Yaquis and one or two Apache-Mohaves.
From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by James H. McClintock
These three men came in contact with the Cocopahs and the Yumas, and possibly with other tribes.
From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by George Wharton James
