pima

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
noun the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

The builders of these prosperous communal dwellings were probably Pima Indians. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard
Under the majestic bluffs, the ruins of ancient Spanish settlements crumble away, and the mysterious Pimas Indians prowl. — The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California, Gustave Aimard
These Indians form a part of the Yuma nation of the Pima family, and now make their home on the Mohave and Colorado rivers in Arizona. — The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A., Edward Sylvester Ellis

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