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Yaqui

Syllabification: (Ya·qui)
Pronunciation: /ˈyäkē/
Definition of Yaqui

noun (plural same or Yaquis)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of northwestern Mexico and Arizona.
  • 2the Uto-Aztecan language of the Yaqui.

adjective

  • relating to the Yaqui or their language.

Origin:

Spanish, from earlier Hiaquis, from Yaqui Hiaki

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