Samish

[ sah-mish ]

noun

, plural Sam·ish·es, (especially collectively) Sam·ish

1. a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State.
2. the Salishan language of the Samish.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Samish or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Samish¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Samish Sʔémǝš, roughly meaning “the people who are there”