sahaptin in English
noun
1
any of several American Indian peoples of southern Washington and northern Oregon.
Of its nations, the Nez Percé, or Sahaptin proper, dwell on the Clearwater and its branches, and on the Snake about the forks.
2
the Sahaptian language spoken by the Sahaptin.
My kids are learning to count in Sahaptin at school.
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1. Other previous research on Sahaptin \present perfect" Jacobs 1931 noted all three modern Allomorphs, but grouped -sh with-sha imperfective; considered -a, -(y)a, and -(n)a all Allomorphs of