Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nisenan

/ˈnisɪˌnɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nise-nan
IPA: /ˈnisɪˌnɑn/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Southern or Valley Maidu, various Native American groups of central California.

name

Any of the languages spoken by these groups.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnisɪˌnɑn/
British English: /ˈniːsɪˌnɑːn/

Inflected Forms

Nisenans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nisenan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnisɪˌnɑn/.
What does nisenan mean?: A member of the Southern or Valley Maidu, various Native American groups of central California.

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