Shoshoni

[ shoh-shoh-nee ]

/ ʃoʊˈʃoʊ ni /

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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
Fig. 204, from the same locality and authority, was also interpreted by the Shoshoni and Banak.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery
(Shoshoni and Banak I.) "From the appearance of a corner of a log house—protruding and alternate layers of logs."
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery

This motion is just the reverse of the sign for Shoshoni, see Fig. 297 infra.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery
According to this informant, the Shoshoni use the same sign for Banak as for themselves.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery