Sahaptin

/sɑˈhæptɪn/
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Other forms: Sahaptins

Definitions of Sahaptin
  1. noun
    a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
    synonyms: Sahaptino, Shahaptian
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    types:
    Nez Perce
    a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast
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    Penutian
    a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
  2. noun
    a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian
    synonyms: Shahaptian
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    types:
    Nez Perce
    the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce
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    Penutian
    a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
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