Palaihnihan

noun

Pa·​laih·​ni·​han

pəˈlīnəhən

plural Palaihnihan or Palaihnihans

1

a

: a Shasta people of northeastern California

b

: a member of such people

2

: a subdivision of the Shastan language family comprising Achomawi and Atsugewi

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