Salishan

//ˈseɪlɪʃən// adj, name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or like any of the Salish peoples or their languages. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A family of North American languages spoken by the Salish.

Synonyms

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salishsalish

Example

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"Lulu Island in ancient times was in the territory of downriver Halkomelem, a Salishan Amerindian language. Much of Lulu Island was mud."

Etymology

From Salish + -an.

Related phrases

Proto-Salish

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