Mohave

English

Alternative forms

• Mojave

Etymology

From a shortened form of the endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”), spelled Mojave in Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moʊˈhɑː.vi/

Noun

Mohave pl (plural only)

1. A Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert.

Derived terms

• Mohave County

Proper noun

Mohave

1. A Yuman language spoken by Mohave people of California and Arizona.

Translations

language

• Marathi: मोहावे (mohāve)
• Mojave: Hamakhav
• Navajo: Moháábii dineʼé bizaad
• Russian: моха́ве m (moxáve)

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code mov (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Mohave, mov ⁠