shoshonean
1Shoshonean — [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 …
2Shoshonean — /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… …
3Shoshonean — /ʃoʊˈʃoʊniən/ (say shoh shohneeuhn), /ʃoʊʃəˈniən/ (say shohshuh neeuhn) adjective 1. belonging to or constituting a linguistic group of Native Americans of the western US, including the Shoshone, Comanche, Ute, Paiute, Hopi, etc.; a subdivision… …
4Shoshonean — 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: ↑ …
5Shoshonean languages — Shoshonean is a 19th century term for what is now called the Northern group of Uto Aztecan languages, q.v. Shoshonean was used by linguists in the 19th and early 20th centuries who had not yet been convinced of the genetic relationship among the… …
6Shoshonean language — noun a subfamily of Uto Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Shoshonean, ↑Shoshonian, ↑Shoshonian language • Hypernyms: ↑Uto Aztecan, ↑Uto Aztecan language • Hyponyms: ↑ …
7Shoshonean — n. family of Uto Aztecan languages spoken by the Shoshone Indian tribes in the western United States (includes Hopi, and Comanche) …
8Shoshonean — noun a branch of the Uto Aztecan language family that includes Comanche and Shoshone. adjective relating to or denoting this group of languages …
9shoshonean — sho·sho·ne·an …
10Shoshonean — 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 …
