Yuman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yuman \Yu"man\, a.
     Designating, or pertaining to, an important linguistic stock
     of North American Indians of the southwestern United States
     and northwestern Mexico, nearly all agriculturists and adept
     potters and basket makers. Their usual dwelling is the brush
     wikiup, and in their native state they wear little clothing.


     The Yuma, Maricopa, Mohave, Walapi, and Yavapai are among the
     chief tribes, all of fine physique.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Yuman
       n : a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and
           California and Mexico