Sahaptin

English

Alternative forms

• Shahaptian, Sahaptian

Noun

Sahaptin (plural Sahaptins or Sahaptin)

1. A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Proper noun

Sahaptin

1. The language spoken by the Sahaptin people.

   Synonym: Sahaptian

2. A family of languages comprising Sahaptin and Nez Perce.

   Synonym: Sahaptian