Nez Perce

or Nez Per·cé

[ nez purs; French ney per-sey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Nez Per·ces [nez, , pur, -siz, ney pe, r, -, sey], (especially collectively) Nez Per·ce

Also called Ni·mii·puu [nee-, mee, -poo]. a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.
Also called Ni·mi·puu·timt [nee-mee-poo-, timt]. the Sahaptin language of the Nez Perce.

Nez Percé

/ ne pɛrse; ˈnɛz ˈpɜːs /

Nez PercésˈpɜːsɪzpɛrseNez Percé a member of a North American Indian people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin
the Sahaptin language of this people

First recorded in 1805–15; from French: literally, “pierced nose”

French, literally: pierced nose

She was fast blinding him, but he stood the pain of it until the Nez Percé, with war club raised, was but a step or two away.

The first book in the Nez Percé language was a little compilation of texts, consisting of eight pages.

During all that was left of that happy day in the Nez Percé camp there was an immense amount of broiling and boiling done.

Less than an hour later all the Nez Percé band came out under the trees to see what was coming.

The wicked old mule that had engineered the stampede of the Nez Percé ponies had continued to hold his position as captain.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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