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单词 Nez Percé
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Nez Percé

/nɛz ˈpəːs / /ˈpɛːseɪ /
noun (plural same or Nez Percés)
1A member of an American Indian people of central Idaho.However, on 5th October, 1877, the Nez Percé were surrounded by troops only 30 miles from the Canadian border....
  • The time was the early 1850s, when, a young man, he was with his brother and a party of fellow Nez Percés numbering eight or nine in the Wallowa country.
  • The Shahaptan family of Scouler comprised three tribes - the Shahaptan or Nez Percés, the Kliketat, a scion of the Shahaptan, dwelling near Mount Ranier, and the Okanagan, inhabiting the upper part of Fraser River and its tributaries.
2 [mass noun] The Penutian language of the Nez Percé, now with few speakers.Because Nez Percé subjects and objects carry morphemes revealing their function in the sentence, the word order can be quite free....
  • Often, it was necessary to "invent" a new word in Nez Perce when no equivalent existed.
adjective
Relating to the Nez Percé or their language.To understand the Nez Perce people you must first understand their landscape....
  • Introduction of the horse became a defining characteristic for Nez Perce culture.

Origin

French, literally 'pierced nose'.

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