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Acoma

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A·co·ma 1  (k-m, -mô, äk-)
n. pl. Acoma or A·co·mas
1.
a. A Pueblo people, the founders and inhabitants of Acoma.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Keresan language of the Acoma.
[Acoma, people of the white rock.]
A·co·ma 2  (k-m, -mô, äk-)
A pueblo of west-central New Mexico west of Albuquerque. Founded c. 1100-1250, it is regarded as the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. Population: 2,800.


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Below, pottery from Acoma and Jemez pueblos is on display.
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His beloved great-grandfather had taught him the ancient Acoma tribal ways and the Keresan language, and when the old man died Kendall became the last living member of the Snake Clan.
Little, Kimberley Griffiths. The last snake runner by Rohrlick, Paula / Kliatt
But if the story is not one told among his own Acoma people, it is told here in their language, Keres--as well as in English and, in an appended translation, in Spanish.
Simon J. Ortiz: the Good Rainbow Road by Bader, Barbara / The Horn Book Magazine
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