Definitions of Penutian
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a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of Californiatypes:Copehana group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento riverCostanoana Penutian language spoken by the CostanoanKusana Penutian language spoken by the KusanTsimshiana Penutian language spoken by the TsimshianPatwina Copehan language spoken by the PatwinWintuna Copehan language spoken by the WintunNez Percethe Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Percetype of:American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian languagea dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languagestypes:Chinooka member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribesCostanoana member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco BayKusana member of the North American Indian people of OregonMaidua member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in CaliforniaMiwoka member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in CaliforniaPatwina member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in CaliforniaSahaptin, Sahaptino, Shahaptiana member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern IdahoTakelmaa member of a North American Indian people of southwestern OregonTsimshiana member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British ColumbiaWintuna member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in CaliforniaYokutsa member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin ValleyNez Percea member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coasttype of:American Indian, Red Indiana dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
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