Pe|nu|ti|an

Pe|nu|ti|an «puh NOO tee uhn, -shuhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

a grouping of North American Indian languages of the western United States.

–adj.

of or belonging to this grouping: »

Maidu is a Penutian language.

╂[< Maidu pen two + Costanoan uti two + English -an]