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Arapahoe

Arapahoe

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A Native American language spoken by a Plains people in Colorado, Wyoming, and Oklahoma
  • noun
  • /ˌærəˈpɑːhoʊ/
: idioma arapaho
  • The Arapahoe language has been spoken for centuries by the indigenous Arapaho people.

Examples

  • Few fluent speakers of Arapahoe remain, so revitalization efforts are important.

  • She is studying Arapahoe to help preserve Native American languages.

  • The Arapahoe language is rich in history.

  • Have you ever learned any Arapahoe words?

  • Few fluent speakers of Arapahoe remain, so revitalization efforts are important.

  • She is studying Arapahoe to help preserve Native American languages.

  • The Arapahoe language has been spoken for centuries by the indigenous Arapaho people.

Synonyms

Arapaho
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A language of the Arapaho people from the North American plains

is about the language traditionally spoken in the western United States
Arapaho language
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A Native American language spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains

is used for the same language but focused on the western United States
Arapahoe language
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A Native American language that Arapaho people speak in the United States

is used instead for the language in the western United States specifically

Compounds

A Native American language that Arapaho people speak in the United States

Surface Forms

Arapahoe singular
Arapahoes plural

Etymology

Arapahoe also names the language spoken by that group and comes from the same name; the people call themselves Hinono'eino, which means 'our people'. So Arapahoe means the language of the Arapaho people.