ut noun, plural Pai·utes ( especially collectively ) Pai·ute.
1.
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
2.
either of two mutually unintelligible Uto-Aztecan languages (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute)
Also, Piute.
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Paiute or Piute (ˈpaɪˌuːt, paɪˈjuːt, ˈpaɪˌuːt, paɪˈjuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -utes, -ute | |
| 1. | a member of either of two North American Indian peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) of the Southwestern US, related to the Aztecs |
| 2. | the language of either of these peoples, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family |
| Piute or Piute | |
| —n | |
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