Uto-Aztecan

U·to-Az·tec·an  (yt-ztkn)

n.

1. A language phylum of North and Central America that includes Ute, Hopi, Nahuatl, and Shoshone.

2.

a. A tribe speaking a Uto-Aztecan language.

b. A member of such a tribe.

adj.

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

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[From Ute + Aztec.]

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Uto-Aztecan [ˈjuːtəʊˈæztɛkən]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a family of North and Central American Indian languages including Nahuatl, Shoshone, Pima, and Ute

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to this family of languages or the peoples speaking them

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Uto-Aztecan - a family of American Indian languages Uto-Aztecan language American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States Pima - the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima Aztecan - the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec Nahuatl - the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl Cahita - the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita Tatahumara - the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara Zapotec, Zapotecan - the language of the Zapotec