perce
perce — noun
- percesingular
- percesplural
1. a Native American people whose traditional homeland is the Columbia River Platea
a Native American people whose traditional homeland is the Columbia River Plateau in what are now the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; the Perce are closely identified with the Appaloosa horse and the salmon-fishing culture of the Pacific Northwest
The Perce traditionally lived in villages along the rivers of Idaho and Oregon.
plural noun: the Perce + plural verb
Tuan visited the tribal museum in Lapwai to learn about Perce history.
collocation: Perce history / Perce culture
The Perce used Appaloosa horses for travel across the high plateau.
A new exhibit at the museum shows the traditional crafts of the Perce.
文法句型
the Perce + plural verb
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article and takes a plural verb: the Perce are, the Perce have. The people refer to themselves as Nimíipuu in their own language.
常見錯誤
2. a person belonging to the Native American group whose ancestral lands are in Ida
a person belonging to the Native American group whose ancestral lands are in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, whether a contemporary individual or an ancestor
Gabriel is a Perce who grew up on the reservation in northern Idaho.
singular noun: a Perce = a member of the tribe
A Perce from the tribal council spoke at the conference about land rights.
Students listened carefully as a Perce described the traditional uses of local plants.
The young Perce felt proud to represent his community at the national youth summit.
- Nez Percé
the full form; 'a Nez Percé' is more formal than 'a Perce'
- tribal member
a general term that does not specify which indigenous group, but can be used when the context is already clear
文法句型
a Perce
the young Perce
3. the Sahaptian language traditionally spoken by the Perce people, now with very f
the Sahaptian language traditionally spoken by the Perce people, now with very few fluent speakers and actively being revived by the community
Fewer than twenty fluent speakers of the Perce language remain alive today.
uncountable: the Perce language
Elders have been recording Perce language lessons to help younger generations learn it.
noun modifier: Perce language
The Perce word for horse shows how important these animals were to the people.
Linguists have created a dictionary to help preserve the Perce language.
- Nez Percé language
the full name, preferred in academic linguistics writing
- Nimíipuu
the name of the language in the language itself; also the self-designation of the people
文法句型
the Perce language
in Perce
speak Perce