Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nu-mic
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.

Etymology

From Proto-Numic *nï(h)mï (“person”) + -ic; compare Comanche nʉmʉ.

Phrases

Colorado River Numic

Frequently Paired Words

Colorado River Numic

Questions

What does numic mean?
Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains.
Where does numic come from?
From Proto-Numic *nï(h)mï (“person”) + -ic; compare Comanche nʉmʉ.

How to pronounce numic

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