Pima
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pima in British English:
UK [ˈpi:mə]
How to pronounce Pima in American English:
US ['pimə]
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- Noun:
- a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima people
Word Origin
- Pima
- Uto-Aztecan people of Arizona, from Spanish, probably from native pi ma:c "(I) don't know," given in answer to some question long ago and mistaken by the Spaniards as a tribal name. Related: Piman.
Example
- 1. Tucson pima co work to make sure raytheon stays .
- 2. That 's pima indian talk , boy , don 't you know your own language ?
- 3. The uto-aztecan language spoken by the pima people .
- 4. And the pima county sheriff remarked in september that the tea party movement " brings out the worst in america . "
- 5. That 's why deputy chief medical examiner eric peters didn 't think the pima county coroner would see a surge in migrants killed while trying to cross arizona 's southern deserts .