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Hopi
Etymology
Literally “the place where the roots solidify.”
Noun
Orayvi (plural Orayvit)
- A person from Oraibi.
- Synonyms: Orayephoya, Orayepsino
Proper noun
Orayvi
- Oraibi (Hopi village in Arizona, United States)
- Holonym: Hotvela-Paaqavi
- Synonym of Hotvela-Paaqavi
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Thomas E. Mails (1997) The Hopi Survival Kit, London: Penguin Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 43: “The Hopi migrated to the Black Mesa country of Arizona, with one of their groups moving to a place there named Oraibi, which means “the place where the roots solidify.””
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