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Numic

The English word “Numic” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.

Etymology

From Proto-Numic *nï(h)mï (“person”) + -ic; compare Comanche nʉmʉ.

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