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Zunian

Zunian

9.8
About the Zuni people, their language, or their culture
  • adjective
: zuniano
  • She is studying Zunian traditions for her anthropology research project.

Examples

  • The festival featured Zunian music and traditional dances.

  • The museum displayed several Zunian pottery pieces from the Southwest.

  • The Zunian culture is rich in traditions.

  • Many Zunian artists create beautiful pottery.

  • The festival featured Zunian music and traditional dances.

  • She is studying Zunian traditions for her anthropology research project.

  • The museum displayed several Zunian pottery pieces from the Southwest.

Surface Forms

Zunian positive

Morphology

Zunian = Zuni (transparent) = Zuni + an

Formed by adding the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-an' to the proper name 'Zuni', so the relation and meaning are directly recoverable by learners.

Etymology

The word Zunian comes from the name Zuni, the Native people of western New Mexico, plus the ending -an which means 'from' or 'relating to'. So Zunian describes something that is 'relating to the Zuni people, their language, or their culture'.