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Definition of Shoshonean language
1. Noun. A subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States.
Specialized synonyms: Shoshone, Comanche, Hopi, Paiute, Ute
Generic synonyms: Uto-aztecan, Uto-aztecan Language
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shoshonean Language
Literary usage of Shoshonean language
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North American Indians of the Plains by Clark Wissler (1920)
"... Language Kiowa Shoshonean language Bannock Northern .Shoshoni Comanche Ute
Wind River Shoshoni Athapascan Language Kiowa-Apache Sarsi ..."
2. A Mission Record of the California Indians: From a Manuscript in the by Alfred Louis Kroeber, José Francisco de Paula Señán, Vicente Francisco Sarría (1910)
"... an incorrect statement so far as the Luiseño dialect is specifically concerned,
but is true if Luiseño is understood to mean any Shoshonean language. ..."
3. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"All of these are part of the Shoshonean language group. When the Mayo were first
seen by the Spaniards in 1532, it was not love at first sight. ..."
4. Organic Acts and Administrative Reports of the School of American Research by Archaeological Institute of America (1917)
"His study of the Shoshonean language has been extended to the Hopi and Paiute.
Mr. AV Kidder, Austin Teaching Fellow in Harvard University, who, ..."
5. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"The group that worked its way south and settled along the coast in Southern
California were called the Chumash; they spoke the Shoshonean language. ..."
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