Uto-aztecan Language (Noun)
Meaning
A family of American Indian languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Uto-Aztecan language family is one of the largest and most widespread Native American language families in the Americas.
- The Hopi language is a Uto-Aztecan language native to the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona.
- The Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family includes several languages such as Comanche, Timbisha, and Kawaiisu.
- Shoshone, a Uto-Aztecan language, was traditionally spoken in parts of Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, and California.
- The Tanoan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family is spoken in parts of New Mexico and eastern Arizona and is a remnant of a once widespread language family.