Northern Paiutes

Pai·ute also Pi·ute (p

)

n. pl. Paiute or Pai·utes also Piute or Pi·utes

1. Either of two distinct Native American peoples inhabiting parts of the Great Basin, specifically:

a. A group occupying eastern Oregon, western Nevada, and adjacent areas of northeast California. Also called Northern Paiute.

b. A group occupying southern Utah and Nevada, northern Arizona, and adjacent areas of southeast California. Also called Southern Paiute.

2. A member of either of these peoples.

Paiute adj.

Paiute, Piute [ˈpaɪˌuːt paɪˈjuːt]

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -utes, -ute a member of either of two North American Indian peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Paiute - a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States Piute Shoshone, Shoshoni - a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
	2.	Paiute - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States

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