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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOSHONEAN

Shoshonean  [ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOSHONEAN

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Shoshonean is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOSHONEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shoshonean

Shoshone

The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe with three large divisions: ▪ Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming, northern Colorado and Montana ▪ Northern Shoshone: eastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and northeastern Utah ▪ Western Shoshone: Oregon, Idaho, Utah. They traditionally speak the Shoshoni language, part of the Numic languages branch of the large Uto-Aztecan language family. The Shoshone were sometimes called the Snake Indians by neighboring tribes and early European-Americans.

Definition of Shoshonean in the English dictionary

The definition of Shoshonean in the dictionary is a subfamily of North American Indian languages belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family, spoken mainly in the southwestern US.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOSHONEAN


Amazonian
æməˈzəʊnɪən
Babylonian
ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən
Bostonian
bɒsˈtəʊnɪən
Caledonian
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən
Devonian
dəˈvəʊnɪən
draconian
dreɪˈkəʊnɪən
Estonian
ɛˈstəʊnɪən
Etonian
iːˈtəʊnɪən
favonian
fəˈvəʊnɪən
Hambletonian
ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən
Hamiltonian
ˌhæməlˈtəʊnɪən
Ionian
aɪˈəʊnɪən
Jacksonian
dʒækˈsəʊnɪən
Macedonian
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪən
Newtonian
njuːˈtəʊnɪən
parkinsonian
ˌpɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪən
Shoshonian
ʃəʊˈʃəʊnɪən
Smithsonian
smɪθˈsəʊnɪən
Tobagonian
ˌtəʊbəˈɡəʊnɪən
Torontonian
tɒrənˈtəʊnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOSHONEAN

Shosholoza
Shoshone
Shoshoni
Shoshonian
Shostakovich

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOSHONEAN

Argentinean
Bornean
calcanean
circumforanean
contemporanean
Dodonean
eburnean
filicinean
Guinean
hirudinean
hymenean
Linnean
Mediterranean
monogenean
Papua-New-Guinean
Portuguese Guinean
Pyrenean
Sierra Leonean
subterranean
superterranean

Synonyms and antonyms of Shoshonean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Shoshonean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOSHONEAN

Find out the translation of Shoshonean to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Shoshonean from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Shoshonean» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Shoshonean
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Shoshonean
570 millions of speakers

English

Shoshonean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Shoshonean
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Shoshonean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шошонских
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Shoshonean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Shoshonean
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Shoshonean
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shoshonean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shoshonean
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Shoshonean
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Shoshonean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shoshonean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Shoshonean
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Shoshonean
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोसोयन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Shoshonean
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Shoshonean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Shoshonean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шошонскіх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Shoshonean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Shoshonean
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Shoshonean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Shoshonean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Shoshonean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Shoshonean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOSHONEAN»

The term «Shoshonean» is used very little and occupies the 156.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOSHONEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Shoshonean

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOSHONEAN»

Discover the use of Shoshonean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Shoshonean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shoshonean peoples and the overland trails: frontiers of the ...
This compilation of Dale Morgan’s historical work on Indians in the Intermountain West focuses primarily on the Shoshone who lived near the Oregon and California trails.
Dale Lowell Morgan, Richard L. Saunders, Gregory E. Smoak, 2007
2
Notes on Shoshonean Dialects of Southern California
A short distance to the north, on the upper San Joaquin, were the Toltichi,20 whose relation to the Yokuts, according to the present state of knowledge, was parallel to that which the Giamina bear to the Shoshonean family. The region is ...
Alfred Louis Kroeber, 1909
3
American Indian Basketry
Kawia, Shoshonean family. See Coahuilla. Matayhoa, possibly the Diegueno village of Mataguay, in western part of San Diego County. Piute, Shoshonean family, at Twenty-nine Palms. Playanos, Shoshonean family, coast tribes of Coahuilla.
Otis Tufton Mason, 1904
4
Report on Indians taxed and Indians not taxed in the United ...
Go»h Ute Kaibabit Kemahwivi (Tantawait, Chlmehueva) Malheur Pah TJte Pab Ute (Pavlotao) Pawipit Piute Shiwlt Shoshone (Western band) Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonean Shoshonean  ...
United States, 1994
5
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark
478 HIS SHOSHONEAN FAMILY. much our success depended on the friendly offices of that nation, Captain Lewis was full of anxiety to approach with- out alarming him, and endeavor to convince him that he [Lewis] was a white man.
Elliot Coues, 2007
6
The Shoshoneans: The People of the Basin-Plateau, Expanded ...
SHOSHONEAN FAMILY. The extent of country occupied renders this one of the most important of the linguistic families of the North American Indians. The area held by Shoshonean tribes, exceeded by the territory of only two families—the ...
Edward Dorn, Leroy Lucas, Matthew Hofer, 2013
7
American And Latin-American Indians:
Although the Shoshonean are one of the largest of language families, they are also considered to be part of an even larger UtoAztecan linguistic stock. This linguistic stock also includes the ancient Aztec, as well as other Mexican tribes of the ...
Keith Evans, 2000
8
The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
478 HIS SHOSHONEAN FAMILY. much our success depended on the friendly offices of that nation, Captain Lewis was full of anxiety to approach without alarming him, and endeavor to convince him that he [Lewis] was a white man.
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, 1979
9
Southern Paiute and Ute Linguistics and Ethnography
(3) ASSIBILATION 0F DENTALS. NO dental consonant, aside from n, i. e. t and its derivatives t', r, R, is, with very few exceptions, found before 1'. Comparison with other Shoshonean or Uto-Aztekan dialects shows that an original Shoshonean ...
William Bright, 1992
10
Collected Works of Edward Sapir
SOUTHERN PAIUTE, A SHOSHONEAN LANGUAGE. § 1 . Distribution and Literature. The Shoshonean dialect that is more particularly treated in this paper is Kaibab Paiute, spoken in southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona. The name ...
Edward Sapir, Regna Darnell, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOSHONEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shoshonean is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Time Jockey'; Mission San Luis Rey
Their tribal name was Payomkawichum, “the people of the West” of the Shoshonean speaking people. But the Spanish renamed them the 'San Luisenos' which ... «Mid Valley News, Jun 15»
2
CityDig: How Indio Went From Cahuilla to Conchella to Coachella …
The shores of the lake were inhabited by the Agua Caliente band of the Cahuilla Indians, who were part of a Shoshonean language group like the Tongva of the ... «LA Magazine, Apr 15»
3
Darwin St. Clair Jr.: NMAI's Meet Native America Series
Darwin John St. Clair Jr., chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. Can you share your ... Each year there is a Shoshonean reunion hosted by the various tribes. «Indian Country Today Media Network, Feb 15»
4
Grand Teton National Park
A tribute to Shoshonean history and culture will take place at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park on Wednesday and Thursday. «National Parks Traveler, Sep 14»
5
St. Clair to be speaker at Shoshonean Cultural Days Celebration at …
(Moose, Wyo.) – A tribute to Shoshonean history and culture will take place at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park on September 3rd and ... «County 10, Aug 14»
6
CityDig: How the Most Famous Street in LA Went From Rodeo De …
... the Tongva Indians who lived near the area's plentiful water supply, thus prompting them to name it “The Gathering of the Waters” in their Shoshonean tongue. «LA Magazine, Jul 14»
7
Savages, stalkers and sports mascots
... Monte Woolstenhulme said he was replacing the Redskins with a mascot less offensive to the Shoshonean people who originally inhabited that part of Idaho. «Mountain Town News, Feb 14»
8
Writers on the Range Go, Lambkins! Take 'em out, Beetdiggers!
... where school Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme said last year he was replacing the Redskins with a mascot less offensive to the Shoshonean people ... «Denver Post, Jan 14»
9
CityDig: The Tongva Tribe's Los Angeles
The Tongva were a Shoshonean speaking, hunter-gatherer society that co-existed well with other local tribes such as the Luiseno and Chumash, but with the ... «LA Magazine, Oct 13»
10
The Indigenous Dawn of the San Gabriel Mountains
In the creation legend of Mount San Antonio, published in G. Hazen Shinn's "Shoshonean Days," John Morongo, son of a Yuhaviatam leader in Morongo Valley, ... «KCET, Sep 13»

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