Word info

Chemehuevi

Speech parts

1. Chemehuevi - Noun

2. Chemehuevi - Proper noun

Meaning

Chemehuevi pl (plural only)

An indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.

Chemehuevi

The Numic language of these people.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A Chemehuevi dictionary with 2,500 words is expected to become available in 2016. citation History and traditional culture McKinley Fisher, a Chemehuevi man employed by the Indian Service at Colorado Agency, Arizona in 1957. Source: Internet

Laird 1976 The most comprehensive collection of Chemehuevi history, culture and mythology was gathered by Carobeth Laird (1895–1983) and her second husband, George Laird, one of the last Chemehuevi to have been raised in the traditional culture. Source: Internet

Laird, p. 4 Population Chemehuevi boy by Edward S. Curtis Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. Source: Internet

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