(|)wī|ilət|püən noun
or wai·lat·pu·an |wīlə-
( plural waiilatpuan or waiilatpuans or wailatpuan or wailatpuans )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cayuse Wayúletpu Cayuse men + English -an
1.
a. : an American Indian people of northern Oregon comprising the Cayuse and the Molala
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language family consisting of the languages of the Cayuse and the Molala peoples