Phrase guide

Western Apache

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The Southern Athabascan language spoken by the Western Apache people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The Apache peoples living primarily in east central Arizona.

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History

Etymology

See Apache.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Western Apache: Nṉee biyátiʼ — language
  • Western Apache: Ndee biyátiʼ — language
  • French: apache occidental — language
  • Navajo: Dziłghą́ʼiʼ bizaad — language
  • Russian: за́падно-апа́чский (západno-apáčskij) — language
  • Spanish: apache occidental — language
  • Western Apache: Nṉee — people
  • Western Apache: Ndee — people
  • Navajo: Dziłghą́ʼiʼ — people
  • Russian: за́падные апа́чи (západnyje apáči) — people