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Salishan

Definitions of Salishan
  1. noun
    a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
    synonyms: Salish
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    types:
    Skagit
    a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit
    type of:
    Mosan
    a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
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