Walapai

noun

Wa·​la·​pai

variants or less commonly Hualapai

ˈwäləˌpī

or Hualpai

-lˌ-

plural Walapai or Walapais also Hualapai or Hualapais or Hualpai or Hualpais

1

a

: an Indian people of the central Colorado river valley, Arizona

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yuman language of the Walapai people

Word History

Etymology

Yuman Xawálapáiya, literally, pine tree people

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