Siouan

[ soo-uh n ]

/ ˈsu ən /

noun

an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.

a member of one of the Siouan-speaking peoples.

adjective

of or relating to the Sioux or the Siouan languages.

Origin of Siouan

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; Sioux + -an

Example sentences from the Web for siouan

In comparatively late prehistoric times, probably most of the Siouan tribes dwelt east of the Mississippi River.

Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico |John Wesley Powell
The economic festivals and "dances" of the Siouan Mandans and Hidatsa are general tribal ceremonies.

Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell Toy
The three linguistic families to be considered are the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan.

Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi |David Ives Bushnell
This combination of more definite totemistic conceptions is not found in any other member of the Siouan stock.

Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell Toy

The Dakota constitute the largest division of the great Siouan linguistic family.

Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi |David Ives Bushnell

British Dictionary definitions for siouan

Siouan

/ (ˈsuːən) /

noun

a family of North American Indian languages including Sioux, probably related to Iroquoian

adjective

of or relating to the Sioux peoples or languages

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Siouan

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adjective

Origin of Siouan

Example sentences from the Web for siouan

British Dictionary definitions for siouan

noun

adjective