Mosan

Definitions of Mosan

1. noun

   a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
   types:

   Chemakuan

   a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington

   Salish, Salishan

   a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada

   Wakashan, Wakashan language

   a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington

   Chemakum

   a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum

   Skagit

   a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit

   Kwakiutl

   a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl

   Nootka

   a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka

   type of:

   American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language

   a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas