Salish
[ sey-lish ]
/ ˈseɪ lɪʃ /
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noun
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
Also called Mon·tan·a Sa·lish [mon-tan-uh-sey-lish], /mɒnˈtæn ə ˈseɪ lɪʃ/, Sé·liš [sel-ish] /ˈsɛl ɪʃ/ . an Interior Salish language of Montana and Washington spoken by the Flathead, Spokane, and Kalispel peoples.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Salishan languages or their speakers.
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Origin of Salish
First recorded in 1840–50; from Southern Interior Salish séʔliš literally, Flathead1, a self-designation
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Salish
Salishan (ˈseɪlɪʃən, ˈsæl-)
/ (ˈseɪlɪʃ) /
noun
a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the northwestern US and W Canada
the Salish (functioning as plural) the peoples collectively who speak these languages, divided in Canada into the Coast Salish and the Interior Salish
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