Northern Paiute

noun

1

a

: a group of Shoshonean peoples in western Nevada, southeastern Oregon, and northeastern California

b

: a member of any such peoples

2

: any of the dialects of the Shoshonean language family spoken by the Northern Paiute peoples

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