Maidu

Other forms: Maidus

Definitions of Maidu
  1. noun
    a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
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    type of:
    Penutian
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
  2. noun
    a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
    synonyms: Pujunan
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    type of:
    Penutian
    a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
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