Kutenai

or Ku·te·nay

[koot-n-ey, -n-ee]

noun

a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.

the language of the Kutenai Indians.

Kootenay.

Kootenay

or Koo·te·nai, Ku·te·nay, Ku·te·nai

[koot-n-ey, -n-ee]

noun

a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.

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Historical Examples of kutenai

Then at last they listened to the words of the Kutenai woman.
Jack in the Rockies
George Bird Grinnell
Now on the bank of the river there was a camp of Kutenai Indians.
Jack the Young Canoeman
George Bird Grinnell
The Sarsi also had the very same form and we may suspect the Kutenai as well.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians
Clark Wissler
Even today the lower Kutenai are noted for their water-tight baskets of split roots.
The Red Man's Continent
Ellsworth Huntington
In addition, note that the Kutenai (also called Skalzi) are a distinct linguistic stock, known as Kitunahan.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27
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British Dictionary definitions for kutenai

Kootenay

Kootenai

noun

a river in W North America, rising in SE British Columbia and flowing south into NW Montana, then north into Idaho before re-entering British Columbia, broadening into Kootenay Lake, then flowing to the Columbia River. Length: 655 km (407 miles)

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