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SAHAPTIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian
Synonyms:
Sahaptin; Shahaptian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Sahaptin" is a kind of...):
Penutian (a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sahaptin"):
Nez Perce (the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
Synonyms:
Sahaptin; Sahaptino; Shahaptian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sahaptin" is a kind of...):
Penutian (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sahaptin"):
Nez Perce (a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast)
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