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Havasupai

Havasupai

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A language spoken by a Native American group in the Grand Canyon area of Arizona
  • noun
: Havasupai
  • The Havasupai language is an important part of the cultural identity of the Havasupai people.

Examples

  • The Havasupai use their language in traditional ceremonies and storytelling.

  • She learned to speak Havasupai in order to better connect with her heritage.

  • One egregious example first hit the Arizona newspapers in late February 2004 when fifty-two Havasupai Nation members filed a $25 million suit against Arizona State University (ASU), the Board of Regents, and three ASU professors for allegedly using four hundred Havasupai blood samples for studies beyond their stated purpose.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

Havasupai language
vsHavasupai
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A language spoken by the Havasupai people in the Grand Canyon area of Arizona, USA

is identical but uses northwestern Arizona as the regional label

Compounds

Havasupai language
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A language spoken by the Havasupai people in the Grand Canyon area of Arizona, USA

Surface Forms

Havasupai singular
Havasupais plural

Etymology

Havasupai is also the name used for the language of that group, and it comes from the same parts Havasu 'blue-green water' and pai 'people' because it is the speech of the community living by those waterfalls. So Havasupai means the language spoken by those people.