Meanings
alternative Achomawi · alternative Ajumawi · alternative Ahjumawi · alternative Atuami
- pluralplural onlyThe northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.
alternative Achomawi · alternative Ajumawi · alternative Ahjumawi · alternative Atuami
- The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
Synonyms: Pit River language
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
Origin
An anglicization of the name of the Fall River band, ajúmmááwí, from ajúmmá “river”.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Achumawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi
“Achumawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Achumawi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi.
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