Cahita (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Cahita woman expertly wove a traditional basket using techniques passed down through generations.
- Many Cahita communities still speak the indigenous Tarahumara language as their primary form of communication.
- Archaeologists discovered ancient Cahita artifacts in the caves of the Sierra Tarahumara mountains.
- A group of Cahita dancers performed a traditional dance for visitors to the cultural festival.
- The Cahita people have a rich history and culture that dates back to the pre-Columbian era.
Meaning 2
The Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Cahita language is still spoken by some 30,000 people in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico.
- Cahita is a Uto-Aztecan language that has been influenced by the Spanish language due to centuries of contact.
- The grammar of Cahita is complex, with a system of suffixes and prefixes that indicate grammatical relationships.
- Cahita is an agglutinative language, meaning that words are formed by adding prefixes and suffixes to roots.
- Efforts are being made to document and preserve the Cahita language, including the development of a written alphabet and language classes.