Salishan

[ sey-lish-uhn, sal-ish- ]

noun

1. a family of American Indian languages including Coeur d'Alêne, Kalispel, and other languages of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of this language family or its speakers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salishan¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Salish + -an

Example Sentences

This may also be said of some of the Salishan tribes, though others of the same stock have complicated systems.

From Project Gutenberg

Billechola belongs under Salishan, a family name of Gallatins of 1836.

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Upon the southeast Salishan tribes extended into Montana, including the upper drainage of the Columbia.

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Of the Bellacoola (Salishan family) and Haeltzuk, of the present family, there are 2,500 who are not under agents.

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He printed a Salishan grammar , and prepared a Salishan-English dictionary.

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