əˈchōməˌwē noun
or achu·ma·wi -üm-
( plural achomawi or achomawis or achumawi or achumawis )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Achomawi, from achóma river
1.
a. : an Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Shastan language of the Achomawi people