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Zuni

Zuni

3 9.0
A Native American people who live mainly in western New Mexico
  • noun
  • /ˈzuːni/
: Zuni
  • Sixteenth-century Spanish explorers in northern Mexico encountered Zuni traders far south and west of present-day New Mexico.
  • Zuni Pueblo
  • Zuni knowledge
  • Zuni site

Now the Four Corners who will develop into mostly the people we call the Pueblo people who are still there today like Zuni and Hopi people.

Examples

  • In western New Mexico, the Zuni live in a community that preserves their ancestral heritage.

  • A man named Sikyatala learned silversmithing from a Zuni man, and his craftsmanship quickly made silver jewelry into treasured adornments.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Data are from 1995 to 2002 at the Zuni site shown in Figure 7.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Tedlock is not just talking about Zuni contemporaries.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In the picture of Zuni, the multitiered apartment architecture is vibrant with day-to-day domestic activity.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Examples of items of cultural patrimony include the Zuni war gods and the Iroquois wampum belts.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Six adult Zunis (three men, three women) judged 31 Zuni kin expressions, along with three non-kin terms, in the following manner:

    Academic text (2000)

  • Today, only the lower stories—if that—remain in Zuni and many of the other pueblos Kern visited.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Zuni people are known for their rich cultural traditions and artisan crafts.

  • The Zuni tribe holds annual ceremonies to celebrate their historical significance and connection to the land.

Synonyms

Pueblo
vsZuni
5 6.5

A Native American people of the southwestern United States who live in villages made of adobe and stone

is specific to the group living mainly in western New Mexico rather than any group
Zunian
vsZuni
9.9

A person who is a member of the Zuni people

is only a community member rather than also a language speaker

Surface Forms

Zuni singular
Zunis plural

Etymology

Zuni is the English name taken from the name of a Pueblo people and their village in western New Mexico, so the word points to that group and their home; that's why Zuni today means the people, their language, and their well-known pottery and jewelry.