Shoshonean

Sho·sho·ne also Sho·sho·ni  (sh-shn)

n. pl. Shoshone or Sho·sho·nes also Shoshoni or Sho·sho·nis

1. A Native American people comprising three divisions, specifically:

a. A group inhabiting parts of Idaho, northern Utah, eastern Oregon, and western Montana, now mostly in southeast Idaho. Also called Northern Shoshone, Snake¹.

b. A group inhabiting the Great Basin area of Idaho, Utah, and Nevada south to Death Valley, California, now mostly in Nevada. Also called Western Shoshone.

c. A group inhabiting the Wind River valley of western Wyoming. Also called Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Shoshone.

2. A member of this people or any of its divisions.

3. Any of the languages of the Shoshone people.

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[Probably from an Eastern Shoshone band name.]

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Sho·shone·an adj.

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Shoshonean, Shoshonian [ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪən ˌʃəʊʃəˈniːən]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a subfamily of North American Indian languages belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family, spoken mainly in the southwestern US

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Noun

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Shoshonean - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language Shoshone - the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family) Comanche - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche Hopi - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi Paiute - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute Ute - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language - a family of American Indian languages