Sahaptin may refer to:
*The Sahaptin language complex, a complex of languages within the Sahaptian language subfamily
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Sahaptin — [sä hap′tən] n. [< Salish name for the Nez Percé ] 1. Sahaptins or Sahaptin a member of any of several North American Indian groups living along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon 2. the language of these groups … English World dictionary
Sahaptin — Sahaptin, auch Nezpercés genannt, nordamerikan. Indianerstamm, der mit den sprachverwandten Wallawalla und Kliketat das Gebiet des mittlern und obern Columbiaflusses bewohnte und den Handel von der Küste nach dem Innern vermittelte. Gegenwärtig… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Sahaptin — [sə hæptɪn, englisch], Gruppe sprachverwandter nordamerikanischer Indianer in Idaho, Oregon und Washington, USA. Bekannteste Stämme sind die Yakima (einschließlich Klikitat), Warm Springs (Tenino u. a.), Wallawalla, Umatilla, Palouse und Nez… … Universal-Lexikon
Sahaptin — /sah hap teuhn/, n., pl. Sahaptins, (esp. collectively) Sahaptin for 1, adj. n. 1. a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. 2. a language used by several American Indian tribes, including the Nez Percés, of the… … Universalium
Sahaptin — Sahaptins Les Sahaptin sont une tribu indienne qui habitait avec les Wallawalla et Kliketat le bassin moyen et supérieur du fleuve Colambia. Ils servaient d intermédiaires pour le commerce entre la côte et l intérieur du pays. Les Sahaptin… … Wikipédia en Français
Sahaptin — noun Etymology: Salish (Columbia River dialects) sḥáptnəχw Nez Percé Date: 1836 a language spoken in a number of dialects by American Indian peoples (as the Yakama) of the interior of northern Oregon and southern Washington; also a member of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sahaptin — Sa•hap•tin [[t]səˈhæp tən[/t]] n. pl. tins, (esp. collectively) tin 1) peo a member of any of a group of American Indian peoples of the Columbia River plateau in Washington and Oregon 2) peo the speech of these people, often regarded as divergent … From formal English to slang
Sahaptin language — Sahaptin (also Shahaptin) is a Plateau Penutian language of the Sahaptian sub family spoken in a section of the northwestern plateau along the Columbia River and its tributaries in southern Washington, northern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho.The… … Wikipedia
Sahaptin Indians — • A prominent tribe formerly holding a considerable territory in Western Idaho and adjacent portions of Oregon and Washington Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sahaptin Indians Sahaptin Indians … Catholic encyclopedia
Sahaptin people — The Sahaptin people are a Native American people that inhabited territory along the Columbia River. The Nez Perce tribe is one of the major Sahaptin groups.TerritoryThe prominent Sahaptin tribe formerly held a considerable territory in western… … Wikipedia
