HyperDic: penutian

English > 2 senses of the word Penutian:
NOUNcommunicationPenutiana family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
person Penutiana member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
English > Penutian: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California.
NarrowerChinookan, ChinookA Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
CopehanA group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river
CostanoanA Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan
Kalapooian, KalapuyanA Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya
KusanA Penutian language spoken by the Kusan
Mariposan, YokutsA Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley
Moquelumnan, MiwokA Penutian language spoken by the Miwok
Pujunan, MaiduA Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Shahaptian, SahaptinA Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian
Takilman, TakelmaA Penutian language spoken by the Takelma
TsimshianA Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian
BroaderAmerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, IndianA member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
English > Penutian: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages.
NarrowerChinookA member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river
CostanoanA member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay
Kalapooia, Kalapuya, Calapooya, CalapuyaA member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
KusanA member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
MaiduA member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
MiwokA member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
PatwinA member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
Shahaptian, Sahaptin, SahaptinoA member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
TakelmaA member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon
TsimshianA member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia
WintunA member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
YokutsA member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley
BroaderAmerindian, Native AmericanAny member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Spanishpenutí, penutio

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