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Mohave|məʊˈhɑːvɪ|
Also Mohawa, Mojave.
[Native name, f. aha water + makave beside.]
A. n. A Yuman Indian people along the Colorado river; a member of this people; also, their language.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people.
1831J. O. Pattie Personal Narr. 93 We resumed our march, and on the 6th arrived at another village of Indians called Mohawa. 1853L. Sitgreaves Rep. Expedition Zuñi & Colorado Rivers 18 The appearance of the Mohaves is striking, from their unusual stature, the men averaging at least six feet in height. 1858Harper's Mag. Sept. 463/1 When the trading was concluded, the Mojave people sauntered about the camp. 1877Mag. Amer. Hist. I. 153 Languages, with a sonorous, sweet, soft, and vocalic utterance,..are the Mohave, Hualapai, [etc.]. 1949M. Mead Male & Female vi. 129 The conspicuous transvestitism of the Mohave Indians. 1949Word V. 268 (title) Mohave voice and speech mannerisms. 1955W. Gaddis Recognitions i. i. 45 The sermon, meanwhile, had progressed from vivisection to the Mojave Indians. Ibid. 46 Among the Mojaves, it is believed that everyone dead under the doctor's hand falls under his power in the next life. 1963Ervin & Miller in J. A. Fishman Readings Sociol. of Lang. (1968) 85 The Mohave claim newborn children can understand speech. 1965Language XLI. 305 Yuman shows various reflexes: Mohave, Cocopa, and Kiliwa have /i/. 1970Ibid. XLVI. 538 There is some evidence in Mohave for contrastive pitch. |