Yuman

[ yoo-muhn ]

noun

1. a family of languages including the language shared by the Yuma and Mohave Indians and several other languages of the lower valley of the Colorado River.

adjective

1. of or relating to Yuman.

Yuman

/ ˈjuːmən /

noun

1. a family of North American Indian languages spoken chiefly in Arizona, California, and Mexico

adjective

1. relating to or belonging to this family of languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yuman¹

First recorded in 1890–95; Yum(a) + -an

Example Sentences

A car drives near wind turbines on a power station near Yumen, Gansu province, China September 29, 2020.

From Reuters

One month ago, a disturbing report based on satellite imagery showed that China was building about 120 silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles near Yumen in Gansu province, some 1,300 miles west of Beijing.

From Washington Post

Last month, the Washington Post newspaper reported 120 silos spotted at a site in a desert area in Yumen, in Gansu province.

From BBC

Suddenly, about 250 miles northwest of the recently discovered base, he found a run of inflatable domes that were nearly identical to those at Yumen, at what turned out to be another sprawling military site.

From New York Times

The researchers spotted the construction in commercial satellite images of remote areas west and southwest of the city of Yumen, on the edge of the Gobi Desert in Gansu Province.

From New York Times