Homolʼovi

Hopi

Etymology

From homola (“to mound up”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

Homolʼovi

A former Hopi settlement that was located near Winslow, Arizona. (clarification of this definition is needed)
Winslow, Arizona

Descendants

→ English: Homolovi, Homol'ovi

Noun

Homolʼovi (plural Homolʼovit)

A person from the former settlement of Homolʼovi.
A person from Winslow.

References

Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 23
Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 92

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