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Sahaptin

(sä hap′tən)

noun

pl. Sahaptins or Sahaptin a member of any of several North American Indian groups living along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon
the language of these groups

Origin: < Salish name for the Nez Percé

See Sahaptin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sahaptin Sahaptin or Sa·hap·tins also Shahaptin or Sha·hap·tins

a. Any of various Native American peoples of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
b. A member of any of these peoples.
The dialectally diverse Sahaptian language of the Sahaptin.

Origin:

Origin: Southern Interior Salish s‘aptnx

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