Nez Perce

(nĕzˈ pûrsˈ, nĕsˈ) also Nez Per·cé (pər-sāˈ)

1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the lower Snake River and its tributaries in western Idaho, northeast Oregon, and southeast Washington, with present-day populations in western Idaho and northeast Washington.
   b. A member of this people.
2. The Sahaptian language of the Nez Perce.