Mohave

English

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Etymology

From a shortened form of the endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”), spelled Mojave in Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moʊˈhɑː.vi/

Noun

Mohave pl (plural only)

  1. A Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert.

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Proper noun

Mohave

  1. A Yuman language spoken by Mohave people of California and Arizona.

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