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Shoshone

Sho·sho·ne [ shō shṓnee ] (plural Sho·sho·nes or Sho·sho·ne) or Sho·sho·ni [ shō shṓnee ] (plural Sho·sho·nis or Sho·sho·ni)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Native N American people: a member of a Native North American people living mainly in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah

2. Shoshone language: the group of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken by the Shoshone people. Native speakers: 3,000.

[Early 19th century. Origin ?]

Sho·sho·ne adjective
Sho·sho·ne·an [ shō shṓ nee ən, shshə n ən ] noun, adjective
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