SAHAPTIN


Meaning of SAHAPTIN in English

Pronunciation: s ə - ' hap-t ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Salish (Columbia River dialects) s ḥ áptn ə w 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 Sahaptin-speaking people

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.