Hopi
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise/knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki "dies, be dead".
Pronunciation
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Noun
Hopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)
- A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.
Translations
- Note: These are translations for the plural.
tribe
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Proper noun
Hopi
- The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.
Translations
Hopi language
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Hopi, hop