Quechan


Que·chan

Q0023250 (kĕch′ən, kwŭt′sän′)n. pl. Quechan or Que·chan 1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting an area along the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California.2. The Yuman language of the Quechan. In both senses also called Yuma.
[Quechan kwaćȧn, those who descended (from the sacred mountain of creation).]