Shoshonean

[ shoh-shoh-nee-uhn, shoh-shuh-nee-uhn ]

/ ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni ən, ˌʃoʊ ʃəˈni ən /

noun, plural Sho·sho·ne·ans, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ne·an for 2.

(in some, especially earlier, classifications) a grouping of four branches of the Uto-Aztecan language family including Numic, Hopi, and several languages of southern California.

a member of a group speaking a Shoshonean language.

adjective

of or relating to the Shoshonean-speaking peoples or their languages.

Origin of Shoshonean

First recorded in 1890–95; Shoshone + -an

Words nearby Shoshonean

shortweight, short-winded, shorty, Shosholoza, Shoshone, Shoshonean, Shoshone Cavern, Shoshone Dam, Shoshone Falls, Shoshoni, Shostakovich

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Example sentences from the Web for Shoshonean

Upon the northeast the eastern limits of the pristine habitat of the Shoshonean tribes are unknown.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
They served to store seeds, and seem often to have been hidden in caves and out-of-the-way spots by Shoshonean desert tribes.
Mohave Pottery|Alfred L. Kroeber
They were surrounded on all sides by the cognate Apache except upon the north, where they meet Shoshonean tribes.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
Eventually he became the highest authority on the Shoshonean tribes.
The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

In the southwest Shoshonean tribes had pushed across California, occupying a wide band of country to the Pacific.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell

British Dictionary definitions for Shoshonean

Shoshonean

Shoshonian

/ (ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪən, ˌʃəʊʃəˈniːən) /

noun

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

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单词	shoshonean
释义	Shoshonean [ shoh-shoh-nee-uhn, shoh-shuh-nee-uhn ] / ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni ən, ˌʃoʊ ʃəˈni ən / noun, plural Sho·sho·ne·ans, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ne·an for 2. (in some, especially earlier, classifications) a grouping of four branches of the Uto-Aztecan language family including Numic, Hopi, and several languages of southern California. a member of a group speaking a Shoshonean language. adjective of or relating to the Shoshonean-speaking peoples or their languages. Origin of Shoshonean First recorded in 1890–95; Shoshone + -an Words nearby Shoshonean shortweight, short-winded, shorty, Shosholoza, Shoshone, Shoshonean, Shoshone Cavern, Shoshone Dam, Shoshone Falls, Shoshoni, Shostakovich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Shoshonean Upon the northeast the eastern limits of the pristine habitat of the Shoshonean tribes are unknown. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico\|John Wesley Powell They served to store seeds, and seem often to have been hidden in caves and out-of-the-way spots by Shoshonean desert tribes. Mohave Pottery\|Alfred L. Kroeber They were surrounded on all sides by the cognate Apache except upon the north, where they meet Shoshonean tribes. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico\|John Wesley Powell Eventually he became the highest authority on the Shoshonean tribes. The Romance of the Colorado River\|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh In the southwest Shoshonean tribes had pushed across California, occupying a wide band of country to the Pacific. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico\|John Wesley Powell British Dictionary definitions for Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonian / (ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪən, ˌʃəʊʃəˈniːən) / noun a subfamily of North American Indian languages belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family, spoken mainly in the southwestern US 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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