Family Division
Sahaptian includes 2 languages
- 1. Nez Perce (AKA Nez Percé, Nezperce)
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- Upper Nez Perce
- Lower Nez Perce
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- 2. Sahaptin (Sħáptənəxw)
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- Northern Sahaptin group
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- Northwest Sahaptin dialect cluster
- Northeast Sahaptin dialect cluster
- Southern Sahaptin group (AKA Columbia River cluster)
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Nez Perce has two main varieties (Upper and Lower). Sahaptin has considerably greater internal diversity with several different varieties.
Note that the terms Sahaptian (the family) and Sahaptin (the language) have often been confused and used interchangeably in the literature.
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