Pima

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noun

  1. pl. Pimas or Pima a member of a North American Indian people living in the Gila and Salt river valleys in Arizona
  2. the Uto-Aztecan language of this people

Origin: < Sp < Piman word for “no,” misunderstood and misapplied by missionaries

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noun pl. Pima Pima or Pi·mas
  1. a. A Native American people inhabiting south-central Arizona along the Gila and Salt rivers.
    b. A member of this people.
  2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Pima, dialectally related to Papago.

Origin:

Origin: From American Spanish Pimahitos, Pimas

Origin: , from obsolete Pima pimahaitu, nothing (misunderstood by missionaries as a tribal name)

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Related Forms:

  • Piˈman adjective

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