Complete Definition of "Sioux"

English

Etymology
By aphesis of the French Nadouéssioux < Ojibwa nadowesiw, or "little snake," referring to the massasauga (Sistrurus catenus), a small rattlesnake.

Proper noun
Sioux

  1. Name applied to various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
  2. The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.

Related terms
Siouan

See also
Crow
Dakota
Lakota
Nakota
The Lakhota Sioux Heritage, Culture and Language Site

External links
ethnologue|langAssiniboine|codeasb
ethnologue|langDakota|codedak
ethnologue|langLakota|codelkt
ethnologue|langStoney|codesto

Category:Languages

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