Sahaptin (redirected from Shahaptins)

Sa·hap·tin  (sä-hptn) also Sha·hap·tin (shä-)

n. pl. Sahaptin or Sa·hap·tins also Shahaptin or Sha·hap·tins

1.

a. Any of various Native American peoples of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.

b. A member of any of these peoples.

2. The dialectally diverse Sahaptian language of the Sahaptin.

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[Southern Interior Salish s'aptnx.]

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Sahaptin [sɑːˈhæptɪn], Sahaptan [sɑːˈhæptən], Sahaptian [sɑːˈhæptɪən]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -tins, -tans, -tians, -tin -tan, -tian a member of a North American Indian people of Oregon and Washington, including the Nez Percé

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people Also Shahaptin [ʃəˈhæptɪn]

Thesaurus

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