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Comanche

Comanche

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A Native American language spoken by a Southern Plains tribe now mostly in Oklahoma
  • noun
  • /kəˈmænʧ/
: comanche
  • The elders of the Comanche community teach young people to speak Comanche fluently.

Examples

  • Learning Comanche helps preserve the heritage of the Comanche people.

  • Comanches call it Tahnimara.

    Chisum (1970)

  • Many stories in Comanche culture are passed down through generations.

Synonyms

Comanche language
vsComanche
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The way the Comanche people speak

means the same but uses a shorter single word name

Compounds

Comanche language
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The way the Comanche people speak

Surface Forms

Comanche singular
Comanches plural

Etymology

Comanche for the language comes from the same name for the people, taken from Ute komantsi meaning 'enemy' or 'anyone who wants to fight'. So the language is called Comanche because it is the speech of that people.