Penutian

Pe·nu·ti·an  (p-nt-n, -shn)

n.

A proposed stock of North American Indian languages spoken in Pacific coastal areas from California into British Columbia.

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[From the reconstructed words for "two" in two of its subgroups.]

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Penutian [pɪˈnjuːtɪən -ʃən]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a family of North American Indian languages of the Pacific coast

2. (Linguistics / Languages) a phylum of languages of North and South America, including Araucanian, Chinook, Mayan, and Sahaptin

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Penutian - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians Copehan - a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river Costanoan - a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan Mariposan, Yokuts - a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley Moquelumnan, Miwok - a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok Pujunan, Maidu - a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu Chinookan, Chinook - a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook Kalapooian, Kalapuyan - a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya Kusan - a Penutian language spoken by the Kusan Sahaptin, Shahaptian - a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian Takilman, Takelma - a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma Tsimshian - a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian
	2.	Penutian - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived Chinook - a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes Costanoan - a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay Calapooya, Calapuya, Kalapooia, Kalapuya - a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon Kusan - a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon Maidu - a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California Miwok - a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California Patwin - a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California Sahaptin, Sahaptino, Shahaptian - a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho Takelma - a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon Tsimshian - a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia Wintun - a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California Yokuts - a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley