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hualapai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
huala-pai
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous North American people historically located in northern Arizona.

Etymology

Borrowing from Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai hwa:l pai, meaning "people of the tall pines" (Pinus ponderosa).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hualapais (plural)

Phrases

Hualapai tiger

Synonyms

walapai hualpai hualpai language hualapai language walapai language

Questions

What does hualapai mean?
A member of an indigenous North American people historically located in northern Arizona.
Where does hualapai come from?
Borrowing from Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai hwa:l pai, meaning "people of the tall pines" (Pinus ponderosa).

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