Uto-Aztecan

(yo̵̅o̅t′ō az′tek′ən)

noun

a family of Amerindian languages of the W U.S., Mexico, and Central America, including Hopi, Nahuatl, Pima, Shoshone, and Ute

adjective

designating or of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures

See Uto-Aztecan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A language phylum of North and Central America that includes Ute, Hopi, Nahuatl, and Shoshone.
a. A tribe speaking a Uto-Aztecan language.
b. A member of such a tribe.

adjective

Of or relating to the Uto-Aztecans or to the languages spoken by them.

Origin:

Origin: From Ute

Origin: + Aztec

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