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| Sa·hap·tin [ sə háptin ] (plural Sa·hap·tin or Sa·hap·tins) |
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1. member of Native N American people: a member of a group of Native North American peoples who once lived in a wide area around the Columbia River and who now mainly live in its basin
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2. Sahaptin language: the language of the Sahaptin peoples, in some classifications belonging to the Penutian group of Native American languages. Native speakers: 4,000.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Salish S?aptnx] |
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 Sa·hap·tin adjective |
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