Salish

noun

Sa·​lish ˈsā-lish 

1

plural Salish : any of a group of Indigenous peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.

2

: the family of languages spoken by the Salish peoples

Salishan

ˈsā-li-shən 

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

Flathead dialect of Interior Salish séliš, a self-designation

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1