noun
also hua·la·pai ˈwäləˌpī ; or hual·pai -lˌ-
( plural walapai or walapais also hualapai or hualapais or hualpai or hualpais )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Yuman Xawálapáiya, literally, pine tree people
1.
a. : an Indian people of the central Colorado river valley, Arizona
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Yuman language of the Walapai people