Shoshone

Shoshone

See also: shoshone

English

Alternative forms

• Shoshoni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/

Proper noun

Shoshone

1. An Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people.
3. The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming.
4. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States.
5. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Shoshone County

Translations

Amerind people

Catalan: xoixon Dutch: Shoshone Finnish: shoshonit French: Shoshones (fr) German: Shoshone (de) Italian: shoshoni Low German: shoshone Norwegian: shoshone Omaha-Ponca: Wés'a níkʰashíⁿga Polish: Szoszoni pl Portuguese: shoshone m pl, shoshoni m pl Russian: шошо́ны m pl (šošóny) Serbo-Croatian: šošoni Shoshone: newe, sosoni' Spanish: shoshón Swedish: shoshoner Tamil: சோஷோன் (cōṣōṉ)

Amerind language

Breton: chochoneg Dutch: Shoshone German: Shoshone (de) Polish: szoszon m, szoszoński (pl) m Portuguese: shoshone m, shoshoni m Russian: шошо́нский (šošónskij), шошо́не (šošóne) Shoshone: sosoni' da̲i̲gwape, neweda̲i̲gwape Swedish: shoshone

Noun

Shoshone (plural Shoshones)

1. A member of this people.

Translations

member of this people

Czech: Šošon m Polish: Szoszon (pl) m, Szoszonka (pl) f

See also

• Comanche
• Wiktionary’s coverage of Shoshone terms
• Wikipedia article on Sacagawea

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Shoshone, shh ⁠