Zuni

See also: zuni, zuñi, Zuñi, and zǔní

English

Alternative forms

• Zuñi

Etymology

From earlier Zuñi, from American (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish, from Acoma (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Adjective

Zuni (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Derived terms

• Zuni bluehead sucker

Translations

Of the Zuni people or their language

• Spanish: zuñi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Noun

Zuni (plural Zunis)

1. A member of the Zuni tribe.

Translations

A member of the Zuni tribe

• Zuni: shiwi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Proper noun

Zuni

1. A certain native American tribe.
2. The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

Translations

Native American tribe

• Navajo: Naashtʼézhí
• Romanian: zuni
• Russian: зу́ни (zúni)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: zuñi m
• Zuni: A:shiwi

language

• Japanese: ズニ語 (zuni-go)
• Navajo: Naashtʼézhí bizaad
• Russian: зу́ни (zúni)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: zuñi m
• Zuni: Shiwi’ma

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Zuni terms
• Zuni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zuni language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Zuni, zun ⁠

References

• “Zuni”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.