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Paiute

Paiute

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A Native American language that people speak in the western United States
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪuːt/
  • Specialized
: idioma paiute
  • Many efforts are being made to preserve the Paiute language among younger generations.

And Miss Helen is the last Paiute language speaker of their community.

Examples

  • The linguist is studying how the Paiute language has evolved over the years.

  • In her research, she found that the Paiute language is rich in unique vocabulary.

  • And Miss Helen is the last Paiute language speaker of their community.

    Harvard University

Synonyms

Paiute language
vsPaiute
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A language spoken by the Paiute people in the western United States

classifies it as part of the Uto-Aztecan family

Compounds

Paiute language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A language spoken by the Paiute people in the western United States

Surface Forms

Paiute singular
Paiutes plural

Etymology

Paiute also names the language of those people because the word originally identified the group that spoke it, so calling the speech Paiute links the language to the people who use it.