sahaptin

Noun sahaptin has 2 senses

• sahaptin(n = noun.person) sahaptino, shahaptian - a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho;
has particulars: nez perce
is a kind of penutian

• sahaptin(n = noun.communication) shahaptian - a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian;
is a kind of penutian
has particulars: nez perce