Uto-aztecan (Noun)
Meaning
A family of American Indian languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Uto-Aztecan language family stretches from the Great Basin region of the US to the Mexican state of Guerrero.
- Linguists have identified over 30 languages within the Uto-Aztecan family, including Comanche and Nahuatl.
- Uto-Aztecan languages have been shaped by centuries of contact with European colonizers and other Native American groups.
- Scholars believe that the Uto-Aztecan language family may have originated in the Great Basin region over 2,000 years ago.
- Many Uto-Aztecan languages are considered endangered, with only a few fluent speakers remaining among the younger generation.