Mojave
- noun
- /moʊˈhɑːvi/
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lengua mojave
- The Mojave language is currently spoken by only a few dozen people.
Examples
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Linguists have documented many stories in Mojave over the years.
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She is studying Mojave to help preserve the traditional culture of the tribe.
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The Mojave language is rich in history.
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Can you understand the Mojave language?
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Linguists have documented many stories in Mojave over the years.
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She is studying Mojave to help preserve the traditional culture of the tribe.
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The Mojave language is currently spoken by only a few dozen people.
Synonyms
A Native American language spoken by the Mohave people along the Lower Colorado River in the southwest United States
A Native American Yuman language spoken by the Mohave people in the southwestern United States
Compounds
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A very dry area in southern California and nearby states with plants like Joshua trees and animals
A very venomous rattlesnake with a rattle found in deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
A Native American language spoken by the Mohave people along the Lower Colorado River in the southwest United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mojave is also the name of the language spoken by the Mojave people. The name comes from their word for 'people of the river', so the language is simply the speech of that river people.