Shoshoni

[ shoh-shoh-nee ]

/ ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni /

noun, plural Sho·sho·nis, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ni.

Shoshone(defs 2, 3).

Definition for shoshoni (2 of 2)

Shoshone

[ shoh-shoh-nee ]

/ ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni /

noun, plural Sho·sho·nes, (especially collectively) Sho·sho·ne for 2.

a river in NW Wyoming, flowing NE into the Big Horn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.

a member of any of several Numic-speaking peoples of California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

the language or languages of the Shoshone.

Also Sho·sho·ni (for defs 2, 3).

Origin of Shoshone

An Americanism dating back to 1805; < an Eastern Shoshone band name

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Examples from the Web for shoshoni

Organized Chaos is in full effect here too, and the JV Chiefs literally run roughshod over Shoshoni.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own|Robert Silverman|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entire southeastern part of Oregon was occupied by tribes of Shoshoni extraction.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
It was largely civil and consisted of four or five middle-aged men, Bannock or Shoshoni, who had a civic spirit.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy
It may also be added that the Shoshoni tongues will often be called by the more general name of Paduca.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

The evidence that the Wihinast are Shoshoni is derived from a vocabulary of their language.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
Again, the Shoshoni and Sahaptin have several words in common, and those out of short vocabularies.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for shoshoni

Shoshone

Shoshoni

/ (ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪ) /

noun

plural -nes, -ne, -nis or -ni a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern US, related to the Aztecs

the language of this people, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family

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Word Origin and History for shoshoni

Shoshone

Uto-Aztecan people of the Great Basin; the name is of unknown origin, first applied 19c. to eastern Shoshonis of Wyoming. Related: Shoshonean.