释义 |
sho·sho·ne·an \shəˈshōnēən, shōˈ-, |shōshə|nēən\ noun (plural shoshonean or shoshoneans) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Shoshone + -an 1. : a language family of the Uto-Aztecan phylum comprising the languages of most of the Uto-Aztecan peoples in the United States 2. a. : any of the Indian peoples whose language is Shoshonean b. : a member of any such peoples |