Siouan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Siouan in British English:
UK [ˈsu:ən]
How to pronounce Siouan in American English:
US [ˈsuən]
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- Noun:
- a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
- a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture
Word Origin
- Siouan (adj.)
- 1885, from Sioux + -an. Replacing Dakotan.
Example
- 1. A member of the siouan people formerly living in e montana .
- 2. A member of the siouan people formerly living in the missouri river valley in ne .
- 3. A member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri .
- 4. A member of the siouan people formerly living in the carolinas .
- 5. A member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska .