Siouan language

/ˌsuən ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: Siouan languages

Definitions of Siouan language
  1. noun
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
    synonyms: Siouan
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    Biloxi
    the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi
    Catawba
    the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
    Chiwere
    the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri
    Crow
    a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
    Dakota
    the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota
    Dhegiha
    a branch of the Siouan languages
    Gros Ventre, Hidatsa
    a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa
    Hunkpapa
    a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa
    Ofo
    a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo
    Ogalala, Oglala
    a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala
    Santee
    the Siouan language spoken by the Santee
    Tutelo
    the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo
    Winnebago
    the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago
    Iowa, Ioway
    a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
    Missouri
    a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
    Oto, Otoe
    a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto
    Kansa, Kansas
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
    Omaha
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha
    Osage
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage
    Ponca, Ponka
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca
    Quapaw
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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