Shahaptian

[ shah-hap-tee-uhn ]

noun

, plural Sha·hap·ti·ans, (especially collectively) Sha·hap·ti·an,

1. Sahaptin.

Example Sentences

Shahaptian tribes extended along the tributaries of the Columbia for a considerable distance, their northern boundary being indicated by about the forty-sixth parallel, their southern by about the forty-fourth.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon the north Shoshonean tribes extended far into Oregon, meeting Shahaptian territory on about the forty-fourth parallel or along the Blue Mountains.

From Project Gutenberg

On the south they were hemmed in mainly by the Shahaptian tribes.

From Project Gutenberg