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Hualapai

Hualapai

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A Native American language spoken by the Hualapai people in northwest Arizona
  • noun
  • /ˈhwɑːləˌpaɪ/
translation icon : Hualapai
  • She is learning to speak Hualapai from her grandparents to keep the language alive.

Examples

  • Few people today are fluent in Hualapai, making language preservation efforts especially important.

  • The Hualapai language is rich in history.

  • Anthropologists have documented traditional stories in Hualapai as part of their research.

  • What are the main features of the Hualapai language?

  • Anthropologists have documented traditional stories in Hualapai as part of their research.

  • Few people today are fluent in Hualapai, making language preservation efforts especially important.

  • She is learning to speak Hualapai from her grandparents to keep the language alive.

Synonyms

Hualpai language
vsHualapai
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A language the Hualapai people speak in northwestern Arizona in the United States

is the same but omits the country name
Hualapai language
vsHualapai
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A Native American language spoken by Hualapai people in northwest Arizona

is the same but begins with a lowercase initial word

Compounds

Hualapai language
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A Native American language spoken by Hualapai people in northwest Arizona

Surface Forms

Hualapai singular
Hualapais plural

Etymology

Hualapai also names the language the Hualapai people speak, so Hualapai as a language simply means the people's own language that is spoken near the Grand Canyon.