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Moqui
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moqui moquí
English
Etymology
From en hop mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Zuni muukwi, Southern Paiute mo·q·wi-, Isleta Southern Tiwa buxíde, Acoma Keres mú·cʰi. It is noted for its similarity with hop mooki dead.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmoʊ.ki/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Moqui.wav Southern England
en əʊki 2
Noun
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en dated Hopi
Derived terms
en Moqui marble
en Moqui step
Proper noun
en dated Hopi