What is the native name for the Zuni people?
Zuñi
A:shiwi
Halona
Idiwan’a
Answer
The Zuni people refer to themselves as A:shiwi, which is their native name. The term "Zuni" is an exonym and is believed to derive from the Western Keres language (Acoma) word sɨ̂‧ni, or a cognate thereof.
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