Nambé

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Nambé (Nambé), from Tewa Nąngbeʼe (rounded earth).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Hyphenation: Nam‧bé

Adjective

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Nambé (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.

Derived terms

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Noun

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Nambé pl (plural only)

  1. A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Proper noun

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Nambé

  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people.
  2. The variety of Tewa spoken by these people.
    Hypernyms: Tanoan, Tewa
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Synonym of Tewa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barry Pritzker (2000) A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples, Oxford University Press, Oxford, →OCLC, page 49, →ISBN

Anagrams

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