Sahaptin

noun

Sa·​hap·​tin sə-ˈhap-tən 

1

plural Sahaptin : any of several Indigenous peoples (such as the Yakama) of the interior of northern Oregon and southern Washington

2

: a language spoken in a number of dialects by the Sahaptin peoples

Word History

Etymology

Salish (Columbia River dialects) sḥáptnəχʷ Nez Percé

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1