Western Apache

English

Etymology

Possibly from the Yavapai word ʔpačə, meaning "people"; or possibly from the Zuni word A:pachu, meaning "Navajos".

Noun

Western Apache pl (plural only)

The Apache peoples living primarily in east central Arizona.

Translations

people

Apache:
Western Apache: Nṉee, Ndee

Navajo: Dziłghą́ʼiʼ
Russian: за́падные апа́чи pl (západnyje apáči)

Proper noun

Western Apache

The Southern Athabascan language spoken by the Western Apache people.

Translations

language

Apache:
Western Apache: Nṉee biyátiʼ, Ndee biyátiʼ
French: apache occidental m

Navajo: Dziłghą́ʼiʼ bizaad
Russian: за́падно-апа́чский m (západno-apáčskij)

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Western Apache, apw

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