Paiute
Americannoun
plural
Paiutes,plural
Paiute-
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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either of two mutually unintelligible Uto-Aztecan languages Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute.
noun
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a member of either of two North American Indian peoples ( Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute ) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs
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the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
Example Sentences
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Thomas River Watterson grows tomatoes, corn and squash at a vegetable garden that is part of the Bishop Paiute Tribe’s food program.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
South of the town of Big Pine, Noah Williams, Red Owl’s son and a member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, walked through dry brush to a low-lying stretch of desert.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
The Paiute and Shoshone suffered after the arrival of settlers, including in 1863, when troops forced nearly 1,000 Native people to march out of the valley to Fort Tejon, about 175 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
It also was approved this week by the San Juan Southern Paiute and Hopi tribes.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
Although we have no information on persons shifting membership from the Bannock to the Northern Paiute, such relocations no doubt took place, even if only temporarily.
From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.
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