SHOSHONEAN

A wide range of groups and tribes spoke languages that were part of the Soshonean language family. Here you can learn about some of these groups and the languages that make up this language group.

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Shoshoni Indians

Shoshoni Indians, a North American tribe of the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan language family.

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  • Hopi Indians
    Hopi Indians

    Hopi Indians, one of the Pueblo tribes. The Hopis speak a Shoshonean language. Their name means peaceful ones. See more »

  • Ute Indians
    Ute Indians

    Ute Indians, a tribe of the Shoshonean language family. When the Spanish first made contact with them in the 17th century, the Utes occupied part of the Great Basin in what is now western Colorado and eastern Utah. See more »

  • Comanche Indians
    Comanche Indians

    Comanche Indians, a tribe of the Shoshonean language group. They were closely related to the Shoshoni of Wyoming, from whom they separated at about the time they got horses in the early 18th century. See more »

  • Paiute Indians
    Paiute Indians

    Paiute Indians, a tribe forming part of the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan language family. See more »

  • Papago
    Papago

    Papago Indians a tribe of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic group, closely related to the Pima. See more »

  • Pima Indians
    Pima Indians

    Pima Indians, a tribe of the Piman division of the Uto-Aztecan language family. They are closely related to the Papago Indians. See more »

  • Shoshoni Indians
    Shoshoni Indians

    Shoshoni Indians, a North American tribe of the Shoshonean division of the Uto-Aztecan language family. See more »

  • Snake Indians
    Snake Indians

    Snake Indians, a name commonly applied to various western tribes. In the early 1800's the mounted Indians of the plains—Comanches, Kiowas, eastern Shoshonis, and others—were referred to as Snakes by the tribes subject to their attacks. See more »

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