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Uto-Aztecan

Uto-Aztecan

9.9
A family of Native American languages spoken in the western United States and Mexico, including Nahuatl
  • noun
  • /ˌjuːtoʊˈæztɪkən/
  • Specialized
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  • The Navajo tribe speaks a language that belongs to the Uto-Aztecan family, which also includes languages like Hopi and Nahuatl.

Examples

  • The Uto-Aztecan language family is diverse, encompassing several languages spoken across Mexico and the southwestern United States.

  • The Tarahumara language falls into the Uto-Aztecan language family, a Native American language family spoken near the mountains of North America.

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  • Many researchers study Uto-Aztecan languages to understand the cultural history of Native American tribes.

Synonyms

Uto-Aztecan language
vsUto-Aztecan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of Native American languages spoken in the western United States and Mexico, including Nahuatl, Hopi, and Ute

has identical meaning but is the shorter name without the extra noun

Surface Forms

Uto-Aztecan singular
Uto-Aztecan languages plural

Etymology

Uto-Aztecan is a name made from two parts: Uto- (from 'Ute') and Aztecan (from 'Aztec'). It points to a group of related Native American languages that run from the 'Ute' people in the western United States down to the 'Aztec' people in Mexico, which is why languages like Ute, Hopi and Nahuatl are all in the same family.