Shoshonean language

Shoshonean language
noun
a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States
Hypernyms: ↑Uto-Aztecan, ↑Uto-Aztecan language
Hyponyms: ↑Shoshone, ↑Comanche, ↑Hopi, ↑Paiute, ↑Ute

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  • Shoshonean — /shoh shoh nee euhn, shoh sheuh nee euhn/, n., pl. Shoshoneans, (esp. collectively) Shoshonean for 2, adj. n. 1. (in some, esp. earlier, classifications) a grouping of four branches of the Uto Aztecan language family including Numic, Hopi, and… …   Universalium

  • 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 — [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

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  • 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 [[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

  • Uto-Aztecan language — noun a family of American Indian languages • Syn: ↑Uto Aztecan • Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shoshonian language — noun a subfamily of Uto Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Shoshonean, ↑Shoshonean language, ↑Shoshonian • Hypernyms: ↑Uto Aztecan, ↑Uto Aztecan language • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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