shəˈshōnēən, shōˈ-, |shōshə|nēən noun
( plural shoshonean or shoshoneans )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Shoshone + -an
1. : a language family of the Uto-Aztecan phylum comprising the languages of most of the Uto-Aztecan peoples in the United States
2.
a. : any of the Indian peoples whose language is Shoshonean
b. : a member of any such peoples