THE SOUTHERN IDAHO INDIANS

THE SOUTHERN PART OF IDAHO WHICH CONTAINS ABOUT 80% OF THE STATES LAND WAS ORIGINALLY INHABITED BY THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE INDIAN

TRIBE AND THE BANNOCK INDIAN TRIBE।BOTH TRIBES SPOKE LAUGUAGES THAT

BELONG TO THE UTO-AZTECAN GROUP OF INDIAN LAUGUAGES।THIS GROUP INCLUDES 30 OR MORE VARIANTS WHICH WERE SPOKEN FROM TRIBES AS FAR-

FLUNG AS OREGON AND IDAHO CLEAR DOWN TO NICARAGUA।HOPI IS ONE OF THE

LANGUAGES OF THIS GROUP AND IS STILL SPOKEN IN 5,000-6,000 HOPI FAMILY HOMES।

NAHUATL,WAS THE LARGEST LAUGUAGE OF THIS FAMILY AND WAS THE

LAUGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE AZTECS।OVER A MILLION PEOPLE STILL SPEAK THIS

LAUGUAGE AND FROM IT COME THE ENGLISH WORDS-TOMATO AND COYOTE.