Comanche

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

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

Comanche (plural Comanches or Comanche)

1. A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.

   Synonym: (plural) Numunuu

2. (plural only "Comanches") A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
3. (plural only "Comanches") A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

Comanche (not comparable)

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

Comanche

1. The nation of these people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
3. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.
4. A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
5. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas, United States.

• Comanche County
• Comanchean

• Ethnologue entry for Comanche, com ⁠

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