cahita (Meaning)
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cahita (n)
a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita
Synonyms & Antonyms of cahita
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cahita Sentence Examples
- The **Cáhita** people, including the Yaqui, Mayo, and Tehueco, inhabit the West Coast states of Sonora and Sinaloa in Mexico¹.
- The **Cáhita** language, part of the Uto-Aztecan family, is spoken by these Indigenous groups.
- The **Cáhita** numbered approximately 40,000 in the 20th century¹.
- An early 17th-century Jesuit first recorded the term **Cáhita**, referring to the Hiaki, Mayo, and Tehueco¹.
- Mexican scholars in the mid-19th century broadened the term **Cáhita** to include more regional peoples¹.
- The **Cáhita** languages, Yaqui and Mayo, are agglutinative, using suffix complexes for various purposes¹.
- Spanish explorers during colonial times drastically reduced the **Cáhita** population¹.
- The **Cáhita** tribes inhabited the northwest coast of Mexico along rivers such as Sinaloa, Fuerte, Mayo, and Yaqui².
- The **Cáhita** people have about 18 closely related dialects within their language grouping².
- While the term **Cáhita** is used academically, the people themselves prefer the term **Yoreme** to designate their identity³.
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a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico, the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita
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The **Cáhita** people, including the Yaqui, Mayo, and Tehueco, inhabit the West Coast states of Sonora and Sinaloa in Mexico¹.
The **Cáhita** language, part of the Uto-Aztecan family, is spoken by these Indigenous groups.
The **Cáhita** numbered approximately 40,000 in the 20th century¹.
An early 17th-century Jesuit first recorded the term **Cáhita**, referring to the Hiaki, Mayo, and Tehueco¹.
