Associations to the word «Salish»

SALISH, proper noun. An indigenous group in Montana, the Bitterroot Salish, whose name was extended by linguists to refer to all related languages and peoples

SALISH, proper noun. 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

SALISH, proper noun. A member of one of these groups

SALISH, proper noun. The family of languages of these people, which is subdivided into Coast Salish and Interior Salish

SALISH, noun. A family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada.

SALISH, noun. A member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America.