Zuni

See also: zuni, zuñi, Zuñi, zǔní, žuni, and -zuni

English

Alternative forms

Zuñi

Etymology

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Adjective

Zuni (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Derived terms

Translations

Of the Zuni people or their language

Spanish: zuñi
Zuni: shiwi'ma

Noun

Zuni (plural Zunis or Zuni)

A member of a Native American Pueblo people, native to the Zuni River valley.

Translations

A member of the Zuni tribe

Zuni: shiwi

Native American tribe (plural)

Navajo: Naashtʼézhí
Romanian: zuni
Russian: зу́ни (zúni)
Spanish: zuñi m
Zuni: A:shiwi

Proper noun

Zuni

The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

Translations

language

Japanese: ズニ語 (zuni-go)
Navajo: Naashtʼézhí bizaad
Russian: зу́ни (zúni)
Spanish: zuñi m
Zuni: Shiwi’ma

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Zuni terms
Zuni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zuni language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ethnologue entry for Zuni, zun ⁠

References

“Zuni”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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