Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sahaptin
2 senses of sahaptin
Sense 1
Shahaptian, Sahaptin, Sahaptino -- (a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho)
=> Penutian -- (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
Sense 2
Shahaptian, Sahaptin -- (a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian)
=> Penutian -- (a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California)