English new terms dictionary. 2014.
Penutian — ☆ Penutian [pə no͞ot′ē ən, pə no͞o′shən ] n. [coined (1912) by R. B. Dixon & A. L. Kroeber < pene + uti, both words for “two” in different languages of this group] a group of remotely related language families, consisting of North American… … English World dictionary
Penutian — /peuh nooh tee euhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote… … Universalium
Penutian — n. family of Amerindian languages spoken in Pacific coastal areas from California (USA) to British Columbia (Canada); member of a North American Indian people that speak one of the Penutian languages … English contemporary dictionary
Penutian — noun 1. a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Penutian languages — Infobox Language family name=Penutian altname=controversial region=North America child1=Chinookan child2=Plateau Penutian child3=Takelma child4=Kalapuyan child5=Alsean child6=Siuslaw child7=Coosan child8=Wintuan child9=Maiduan child10=Utian… … Wikipedia
Penutian languages — Hypothetical superfamily of North American Indian languages that unites a number of languages and language families mainly of the far western U.S. and Canada. The Penutian hypothesis was proposed by Roland B. Dixon and Alfred L. Kroeber in 1913… … Universalium
Penutian — noun A proposed grouping of language families that includes many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in Washington, Oregon, and California … Wiktionary
penutian — pe·nu·tian … English syllables
Penutian — /pəˈnjuʃən/ (say puh nyoohshuhn) noun a family of Native American languages of the Pacific coast of North America, including Chinook …
Plateau Penutian languages — Infobox Language family name=Plateau Penutian altname=Shahapwailutan, Lepitan region=Pacific Northwest familycolor=American family=Plateau Penutian child1= Klamath child2= Molala child3=Sahaptian languages map caption=Pre contact distribution of… … Wikipedia
