Definitions of Sahaptin [əˈhæp tən]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Sahaptin
a member of any of a group of American Indian peoples of the Columbia River plateau in Washington and Oregon.

2. Sahaptin
the speech of these people, often regarded as divergent dialects of a single language.

Etymology: (< Southern Interior Salish s&revglot;aptnx Nez Percé, Sahaptin)

Definition of 'Sahaptin'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Shahaptian, Sahaptin, Sahaptino
a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho

2. (noun) Shahaptian, Sahaptin
a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian

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