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Shoshonean — [shō shō′nē ən, shō΄shə nē′ən] adj. designating or of a branch of the Uto Aztecan language family, including Shoshone, Comanche, Ute, Paiute, and Hopi n. this branch of the Uto Aztecan language family … English World dictionary
Shoshonean — /ʃoʊˈʃoʊniən/ (say shoh shohneeuhn), /ʃoʊʃəˈniən/ (say shohshuh neeuhn) adjective 1. belonging to or constituting a linguistic group of Native Americans of the western US, including the Shoshone, Comanche, Ute, Paiute, Hopi, etc.; a subdivision… …
Shoshonean — noun a subfamily of Uto Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Shoshonean language, ↑Shoshonian, ↑Shoshonian language • Hypernyms: ↑Uto Aztecan, ↑Uto Aztecan language • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shoshonean languages — Shoshonean is a 19th century term for what is now called the Northern group of Uto Aztecan languages, q.v. Shoshonean was used by linguists in the 19th and early 20th centuries who had not yet been convinced of the genetic relationship among the… … Wikipedia
Shoshonean language — noun a subfamily of Uto Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Shoshonean, ↑Shoshonian, ↑Shoshonian language • Hypernyms: ↑Uto Aztecan, ↑Uto Aztecan language • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shoshonean — n. family of Uto Aztecan languages spoken by the Shoshone Indian tribes in the western United States (includes Hopi, and Comanche) … English contemporary dictionary
Shoshonean — noun a branch of the Uto Aztecan language family that includes Comanche and Shoshone. adjective relating to or denoting this group of languages … English new terms dictionary
shoshonean — sho·sho·ne·an … English syllables
Shoshonean — Sho•sho•ne•an [[t]ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni ən, ˌʃoʊ ʃəˈni [/t]] n. peo (in some, esp. older classifications) a division of the Uto Aztecan language family that includes Numic,and Hopi … From formal English to slang
Shoshonean Indian Creation Legend — This tribe of North American Indians have a myth that at the time of some great disaster they sought refuge in a great cave called the Sipapu, from which they safely emerged to people the world. They have a vague belief in a sky father and an… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
