Salishan

[ sey-lish-uh n, sal-ish- ]

/ ˈseɪ lɪʃ ən, ˈsæl ɪʃ- /

noun

a family of American Indian languages including Coeur d'Alêne, Kalispel, and other languages of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of this language family or its speakers.

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How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of Salishan

First recorded in 1885–90; Salish + -an

Example sentences from the Web for salishan

Billechola belongs under Salishan, a family name of Gallatins of 1836.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
Of the above tribes the Okinagan are now known to be Salishan.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
The tribe here referred to belonged to the Salishan stock; see Franchre's Narrative, in our volume vi, p. 340, note 145.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various
Of the Bellacoola (Salishan family) and Haeltzuk, of the present family, there are 2,500 who are not under agents.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell

This may also be said of some of the Salishan tribes, though others of the same stock have complicated systems.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various