Waiilatpuan
noun
Wai·il·at·pu·an
\(¦)wī¦ilət¦püən\
variants: or
Wailatpuan
\¦wīlə-\Definition of Waiilatpuan
Waiilatpuan
orWaiilatpuans
orWailatpuan
orWailatpuans
1a : an American Indian people of northern Oregon comprising the Cayuse and the Molala b : a member of such people
2 : a language family consisting of the languages of the Cayuse and the Molala peoples
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Origin and Etymology of waiilatpuan
Cayuse Wayúletpu Cayuse men + English -an
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