noun
also sho·sho·ne or sho·sho·nee shəˈshōnē, shōˈ-, -ni
( plural shoshoni or shoshonis also shoshone or shoshones or shoshonee or shoshonees )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a group of Shoshonean peoples in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming
b. : a member of such group of peoples
2. : the language of the Shoshoni people