It refers to a specific people living historically in California and Nevada. It's a transliteration into English of their term meaning, basically, "people from here".
It's also the name of a chimp that was taught about 350 signs of American sign language.
Hello in Washoe is "Kwitū' t'ubūm."
In Washoe, you can say goodbye by saying "Goeba tonawi" which translates to "until we meet again."
The word "mean" can be a verb, a noun, or an adjective.
dog
Both the French word "sept" and the Greek word "hepta" mean the number seven.
Washoe House was created in 1859.
Washoe Theater was created in 1936.
The Washoe Country Library is located in Washoe County in the state of Nevada. The Washoe County Library's address is 301 S Center St. Reno, NV 89501.
The washoe tribe wore deer and rabbit skin.
Hello in Washoe is "Kwitū' t'ubūm."
Washoe Lake State Park was created in 1977.
As the name suggests, Washoe County School District is located in Washoe County, Nevada. More specifically, it is located in the city of Reno, Nevada.
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County was created in 1979.
In Washoe, you can say goodbye by saying "Goeba tonawi" which translates to "until we meet again."
The tribe today called Washoe (originally Waashiw) speak a language unrelated to any other - it is classed as "endangered" and very few native speakers remain. Happily there are now efforts to rescue the language and preserve its words.In Waashiw the word for wolf is tulí:ši' - you say toolee-shee'.
they ate dogs
Making baskets