salish
IPA: sˈæɫɪʃ
Root Word: Salish
noun
- A broad Native American ethnolinguistic group, the Salish peoples.
- (dated) The Bitterroot Salish people specifically.
- Any of the family of languages spoken by these peoples.
adjective
- Synonym of Salishan; Of or relating to the Salish people or their languages.
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Examples of "salish" in Sentences
- Salish is a valid term used by many.
- That means 'people of' in the coast salish.
- It justified of seizing of Coast Salish land.
- More so then any other Coast Salish language.
- They are a part of the Coast Salish cultural group.
- The Salish are skilled weavers of the Pacific Northwest.
- I don't understand the critiques of the Salish Sea name.
- The region is the historical homeland of the Coast Salish people.
- An example is the zigzag design found in many of the Salish blankets.
- Coast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family.