Comanche

Probably from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈmæntʃi/

Comanche (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.

Comanche (plural Comanches)

1. A member of the Comanche people.
2. A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
3. A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

Comanche

1. A North American ethnic group/people who reside especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
2. The nation of these people.
3. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
4. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, USA.
5. A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA.
6. A city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Texas, USA.

• Numunuu

• Comanche County

• Ethnologue entry for Comanche, com

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