name
Meaning 1
An extinct Maiduan language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Maidu
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of an indigenous people of northern California, residing in the central Sierra Nevada.
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noun
Meaning 3
a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pujunan
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Broader terms: Penutian
noun
Meaning 4
a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Penutian
History
Etymology
Borrowing from Northeast Maidu maidüm (“man”).