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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
===Endonym=== | ===Endonym=== | ||
The Tumachee endonym, ''tûmaḩ'', is probably derived from the Proto-Tumachic word ''* | The Tumachee endonym, ''tûmaḩ'', is probably derived from the Proto-Tumachic word ''*dúmh₂s'', which means "wide prairie, lowland". As the ancient(and modern) Tumachee lived in relatively low-lying areas like river basins, this may explain the reason for it becoming an endonym. The Tumachee and Gzuwê words for "lowland" are also derived from ''*dúmh₂s'': Tumachee ''tumîḩi'' and Gzuwê ''ttumiz''. | ||
===Exonym=== | ===Exonym=== | ||