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Maidu

Maidu

1 9.9
A Native American person from northern California east of the Sacramento River
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪdu/
: Maidu
  • The Maidu have a rich tradition of basket weaving and storytelling.

Examples

  • Many Maidu people still practice traditional crafts.

  • Anthropologists have studied the language and culture of the Maidu for many years.

  • A descendant of the Maidu tribe shared her family's oral history at the event.

  • The Maidu are known for their rich cultural heritage.

  • A descendant of the Maidu tribe shared her family's oral history at the event.

  • Anthropologists have studied the language and culture of the Maidu for many years.

  • The Maidu have a rich tradition of basket weaving and storytelling.

Compounds

Maidu language
9.9

A language spoken by the Maidu people in northern California

Surface Forms

Maidu singular
Maidus plural

Etymology

Maidu comes from the people’s own name for themselves in their language, which meant 'people' or 'person', so the word simply names the Native American group of northern California.