Nuwu

E159410

Nuwu is the self-designation of the Southern Paiute people, an Indigenous group native to the southwestern United States.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Nuwu canonical 2
Natinixwe 1
Numu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
exonym Southern Paiute people
hasAutonym Nuwu self-link
hasTraditionalPractice basketry
ceremonial dances
storytelling
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
nativeTo Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States

Utah
partOf Numic peoples
Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan peoples
recognizedAs Native American tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Chemehuevi
Northern Paiute
Ute people
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs
selfDesignationOf Southern Paiute people
traditionalRegion Colorado Plateau
Great Basin
Mojave Desert
surface form: Mojave Desert margins
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
usesLanguage Southern Paiute language

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chemehuevi autonym Nuwu
this entity surface form: Nüwü
Hupa people hasAutonym Nuwu
this entity surface form: Natinixwe
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians hasPrimaryEthnonym Nuwu
this entity surface form: Nuwuvi
Nuwu hasAutonym Nuwu self-link
Northern Paiute language hasAlternativeName Nuwu
this entity surface form: Numu