Salish
See also: salish
English
editEtymology
editFrom Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSalish pl (plural only)
- A broad Native American ethnolinguistic group, the Salish peoples.
- 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 199:
- Muriel said that the garden was ancient and had been cultivated by the Salish for generations, but now few people harvested there, which was a pity because the gardens benefited by frequent harvesting.
- (dated) The Bitterroot Salish people specifically.
Translations
editProper noun
editSalish
- Any of the family of languages spoken by these peoples.
Adjective
editSalish (not comparable)
- Synonym of Salishan; Of or relating to the Salish people or their languages.
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