Timbisha

Speech parts

1. Timbisha - Noun

2. Timbisha - Proper noun

Meaning

Timbisha (plural Timbishas or Timbisha)

A member of a Native American tribe of south central California, near the Nevada border.

Timbisha

Synonym of Panamint (“language of the Timbisha people”)

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Examples

One-thousand years ago, the nomadic Timbisha (formerly called Shoshone and also known as Panamint or Koso) moved into the area and hunted game and gathered mesquite beans along with pinyon pine nuts. Source: Internet

The Timbisha name for the valley, tümpisa, means "rock paint" and refers to the red ochre paint that can be made from a type of clay found in the valley. Source: Internet

It was called in the Timbisha language maahunu, whose meaning is uncertain, although it is known that hunu means "canyon". Source: Internet

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