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Piman, a. and n.|ˈpiːmən|
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Pima and Papago Indians or their language. Also, of or pertaining to any of several ethnic and linguistic groupings of Indians of varying extent, comprising the Pimas, the Papagos, and certain other related peoples.
B. n.
a. A Pima or Papago Indian; pl. the Pima and Papago Indians considered as a single ethnic and linguistic group.
b. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Pima and Papago; also called Papago, Pima, Pima-Papago, and Papago-Pima. Also used of any of several wider groupings (see the adj.).
1891J. W. Powell in 7th Ann. Rep. U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1885–86 98 (heading) Piman family. 1933L. Bloomfield Language iv. 72 The Piman family (east of the Gulf of California). 1936B. L. Whorf in Ess. in Anthropol. presented to A. L. Kroeber 198 Piman,..one of the groups most unlike the groups with which we began the classification. 1942Castetter & Bell Pima & Papago Indian Agric. 1 The Pimans, a name applied to the whole group of Pima-Papago in both Mexico and the United States, anciently extended in irregular distribution from southern Sonora to the Gila River. 1950J. H. Steward Handbk. S. Amer. Indians VI. 501 Its major use has been by the Cáhita and Piman tribes and their neighbors, that is, in the area adjacent to the upper Gulf of California. 1965Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics X. 79 He also includes Nahuatl and Sonoran (Piman). 1969K. L. Hale in D. & L. Saxton Dict. Papago & Pima Introd., The Piman languages, of which Papago-Pima is the northernmost, are of considerable interest for the fact that they constitute a close-knit, well defined subfamily within Uto-Aztecan. 1973B. L. Fontana in D. & L. Saxton Legends & Lore Papago & Pima Indians p. xi, This volume of Papago and Pima literature makes available to readers of both Piman and English an important collection of heretofore widely scattered materials, much of it provided by Piman spokesmen many years ago. 1975D. M. Bahr Pima & Papago Ritual Oratory 1 The hero of Piman (Pima-Papago) ritual oratory is a medicine man. [Note] The Pima and Papagos today are separate tribes. This study includes texts from each and considers ideas they have in common. I use the word ‘Piman’ to represent this common culture. Ibid., Oratory..must have afforded the Pimans a means of harmonizing these various activities. Ibid. 3 A second group interested in this poetry is of course the native speakers of Piman, Pima and Papago Indians of southern Arizona. |