Zunian
- noun
- /ˈzuːniən/
- The Zuni people, or Zunians, have a rich culture that includes traditional dances and crafts.
- Zunian pueblos
Examples
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By 1581, Zunians reported only five riverine pueblos immediately west of them, and in 1583 Spanish explorers confirmed only five.
Academic text (1991) -
Certainly, Obregon wrote of the riverine Zunians that their multistoried dwellings indicated that they were "a belligerent and warlike people."
Academic text (1993) -
There are physical remains of more than 30 former pueblos on the Colorado Plateau west of Zunian territory.
Academic text (1991) -
In 1581, a small Spanish expedition from a colonial frontier mining camp explored Pueblo territory as far west as the Zunian pueblos.
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A "terraced" pueblo is a multi-stow pueblo of the defensive type the Vazquez de Coronado expedition initially encountered Zunians.
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As a Zunian, she speaks the Zuni language fluently and participates in cultural events.
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Historically, Zunians built unique multistoried pueblos that demonstrated their advanced architectural skills.
Synonyms
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A Native American people who live mainly in western New Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
Zunian = Zuni (transparent) = Zuni + an
The demonymic suffix '-an' creates a noun meaning 'a member of the Zuni', which is a standard and transparent process.
Etymology
The word Zunian is formed from Zuni and the ending -an, the same idea you see in American to mean 'person from'. That is why a Zunian is 'a person who is a member of the Zuni people or a speaker of the Zuni language'.