Sahaptin

[ sah-hap-tuhn ]

/ sɑˈhæp tən /

noun, plural Sa·hap·tins, (especially collectively) Sa·hap·tin for 1.

a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

a language used by several American Indian tribes, including the Nez Percés, of the Columbia River basin.

adjective

of or relating to the Sahaptins or to their languages.

Also Shahaptian .

Origin of Sahaptin

From the Southern Interior Salish word sʕaptnx Nez Percé, Sahaptin

Words nearby Sahaptin

saguaro, Saguenay, Saguia el Hamra, Sagunto, sag wagon, Sahaptin, Sahara, Saharan, Saharanpur, Sahel, Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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Example sentences from the Web for Sahaptin

In the Nahuatl, Sahaptin, and Selish families it is most prominent.
First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution|Various
Fig. 256 represents a Sahaptin sign given to the writer by a gentleman long familiar with the northwestern tribes of Indians.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery
Neither are there wanting affinities to the Sahaptin and Cays languages, allied to each other.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Of all these tribes, the Nez Perces or Sahaptin were the most numerous and progressive.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2)|Hazard Stevens

Again, the Shoshoni and Sahaptin have several words in common, and those out of short vocabularies.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Sahaptin

Sahaptin

Sahaptan (sɑːˈhæptən) or Sahaptian (sɑːˈhæptɪən)

/ (sɑːˈhæptɪn) /

noun

plural -tins, -tans, -tians, -tin, -tan or -tian a member of a North American Indian people of Oregon and Washington, including the Nez Percé

the language of this people

Ancient name: Shahaptin (ʃəˈhæptɪn)

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单词	sahaptin
释义	Sahaptin [ sah-hap-tuhn ] / sɑˈhæp tən / noun, plural Sa·hap·tins, (especially collectively) Sa·hap·tin for 1. a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. a language used by several American Indian tribes, including the Nez Percés, of the Columbia River basin. adjective of or relating to the Sahaptins or to their languages. Also Shahaptian . Origin of Sahaptin From the Southern Interior Salish word sʕaptnx Nez Percé, Sahaptin Words nearby Sahaptin saguaro, Saguenay, Saguia el Hamra, Sagunto, sag wagon, Sahaptin, Sahara, Saharan, Saharanpur, Sahel, Sahelanthropus tchadensis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sahaptin In the Nahuatl, Sahaptin, and Selish families it is most prominent. First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution\|Various Fig. 256 represents a Sahaptin sign given to the writer by a gentleman long familiar with the northwestern tribes of Indians. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes\|Garrick Mallery Neither are there wanting affinities to the Sahaptin and Cays languages, allied to each other. Opuscula\|Robert Gordon Latham Of all these tribes, the Nez Perces or Sahaptin were the most numerous and progressive. The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2)\|Hazard Stevens Again, the Shoshoni and Sahaptin have several words in common, and those out of short vocabularies. Opuscula\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for Sahaptin Sahaptin Sahaptan (sɑːˈhæptən) or Sahaptian (sɑːˈhæptɪən) / (sɑːˈhæptɪn) / noun plural -tins, -tans, -tians, -tin, -tan or -tian a member of a North American Indian people of Oregon and Washington, including the Nez Percé the language of this people Ancient name: Shahaptin (ʃəˈhæptɪn) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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