Washoe people

Washoe
Wašiw

Washoe tribal flag
Total population
1,500 (2007)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States ( California and  Nevada)
Languages
English, Washo[1]

The Washoe or Wašišiw ("people from here", or transliterated in older literature as Wa She Shu) are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada.^[1] The name "Washoe" or "Washo" (as preferred by themselves) is derived from the autonym Waashiw (wa·šiw or wá:šiw) in the Washo language or from Wašišiw (waší:šiw), the plural form of wašiw.