Sahaptin
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Sahaptin may refer to:
- Sahaptin languageSahaptin languageSahaptin , Sħáptənəxw, is a Plateau Penutian language of the Sahaptian branch spoken in a section of the northwestern plateau along the Columbia River and its tributaries in southern Washington, northern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho....
, a dialect continuum within the Sahaptian language subfamily - Sahaptin peopleSahaptin peopleThe Sahaptin people are a Native American people that inhabited territory along the Columbia River. The Nez Perce tribe is one of the major Sahaptin groups.-Territory:...
, an Indian people of a large territory along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Oregon, Washington, and northern Idaho