Comanche
Sign in to saveThe Comanche (), or Nʉmʉnʉʉ (, 'the people'), are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma.
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The Comanche are a Native American tribe originally from the Southern Plains of what is now the United States, whose descendants today form the federally recognized Comanche Nation based in Lawton, Oklahoma. They matter as an important part of American history and as a sovereign nation that continues to exist and govern itself in the present day.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Comanche
- Ethnic group.caption
- Flag of the Comanche Nation
- Ethnic group.population
- 17,000 enrolled Comanche Nation (2021),28,193 self-identified, US census (2020)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- United States (Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico)
- Ethnic group.rels
- Native American Church, Christianity, traditional tribal religion
- Ethnic group.langs
- English, Comanche
- Ethnic group.related
- Shoshone, Timbisha, and other Numic peoples
- Ethnonym.root
- Nʉmʉ / Kɨmantsi"Person" / "Enemy, stranger"
- Ethnonym.person
- Nʉmʉ
- Ethnonym.people
- Nʉmʉnʉʉ(Comanche)
- Ethnonym.language
- Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ̲Mootekwaʔpʉ̠(Hand Talk)
- Ethnonym.country
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36 sectionsContents
- Name
- Government
- Economic development
- Cultural institutions
- History
- Formation
- Divisions
- Some of the Comanche group names
- Comanche Wars
- Relationship with settlers
- Meusebach–Comanche treaty
- Fort Martin Scott treaty
- Cherokee Commission
- Captive Herman Lehmann
- Recent history
- Culture
- Childbirth
- Children
- Death
- Transportation and habitation
- Food
- Clothing
- Hair and headgear
- Body decoration
- Art and material culture
- Language
- Notable Comanches
- Historic Comanche people
- Notable Comanche captives
- Comanche Nation citizens
- Population history
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Comanche (), or Nʉmʉnʉʉ (, 'the people'), are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma.
The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family. Originally, it was a Shoshoni dialect, but diverged and became a separate language. The Comanche were once part of the Shoshone people of the Great Basin.
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ComancheFederally recognized tribes in the United StatesNative American history of TexasNative American tribes in ColoradoNative American tribes in New MexicoNative American tribes in OklahomaNative American tribes in TexasPlains tribes"Related ethnic groups" needing confirmationTexas–Indian WarsUto-Aztecan peoples