Preferred Label : Washoe;
CISMeF synonym : Wa She Shu;
Définition CISMeF : The Washoe are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at
the border between California and Nevada.[1] The name Washoe is derived from the autonym
waashiw (wa·šiw) meaning people from here in the Washo language (transliterated in
older literature as Wa She Shu (Wašišiw) the plural form of wašiw). (source Wikipédia);
NCIt definition : A person having origins in the original Washoe people.;
Codes from synonyms : 1687-3;
Origin ID : C44219;
UMLS CUI : C1551665;
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
The Washoe are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at
the border between California and Nevada.[1] The name Washoe is derived from the autonym
waashiw (wa·šiw) meaning people from here in the Washo language (transliterated in
older literature as Wa She Shu (Wašišiw) the plural form of wašiw). (source Wikipédia)
