Salish

Salish
a) an indigenous group in Montana, the Bitterroot Salish, whose name was extended by linguists to refer to all related languages and peoples
b) an adjective referring to one of two groups of indigenous peoples peoples of the Pacific Northwest, a region spanning the northwestern United States and British Columbia

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • SALISH — Groupe de tribus indiennes d’Amérique du Nord qui parlent des langues voisines, appartenant toutes à la famille linguistique salish. Vivant en Colombie britannique, dans le nord de l’État de Washington et de l’Idaho et dans l’ouest du Montana, on …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Salish — bezeichnet: den ursprünglichen Namen der Flathead Indianer, siehe Flathead (Volk) eine Sprachgruppe, denen auch die Flathead angehören, sowie einige Untergruppierungen und Einzelsprachen, siehe Salish Sprachen Binnen Salish Küsten Salish Northern …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Salish — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los Salish son un grupo de tribus originarias del territorio que actualmente ocupa la llamada Columbia británica, que se ubican en Canadá y el estado de Washington en Estados Unidos. Véase también Lenguas salish… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Salish — [sā′lish] n. [Salish sälst, people ] 1. Salish a member of a group of North American Indian peoples of NW North America 2. a) any of the languages of these peoples b) these languages as a group; Salishan adj. of the Salish, their language group,… …   English World dictionary

  • Salish —   [ seɪlɪʃ], Gruppe sprachverwandter nordamerikanischer Indianer in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho und Montana; gehören kulturell zu den Plateau Indianern (Binnen Salish: Flathead, Spokane, Shuswap u. a.) und den… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Salish — Salish, Indianervolk, s. Selisch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Salish — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Salish (homonymie). Les territoires Salish au Canada et aux États Unis Le terme salish (on trouve parfois en français l orthographe « …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Salish — /say lish/, n. a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language. [ < Southern Interior Salish séliš Flatheads] * * * ▪ people  linguistic grouping of North American Indian tribes speaking related languages and …   Universalium

  • Salish — noun Etymology: Flathead dialect of Interior Salish séliš, a self designation Date: 1831 1. a group of American Indian peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern United States 2. the family of languages spoken by the Salish peoples •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • salish — altselish o salish/alt ► adjetivo sustantivo de género común ETNOGRAFÍA Díc. del individuo perteneciente a un importante conjun to de tribus extendidas por el NO de E.U.A. Los selish levantaban sus casas sobre plataformas y practicaban la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Salish — /ˈseɪlɪʃ/ (say saylish) noun 1. the eponymous Native American people of the Salishan speech stock, formerly living in Montana, often called Flatheads by surrounding peoples. 2. (plural Salish) a member of this people. –adjective 3. of or relating …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”