SIOUAN LANGUAGE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Siouan language mean? 

• SIOUAN LANGUAGE (noun)
  The noun SIOUAN LANGUAGE has 1 sense:

1. a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

  Familiarity information: SIOUAN LANGUAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIOUAN LANGUAGE (noun)

Meaning:

A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Siouan language; Siouan

Hypernyms ("Siouan language" is a kind of...):

American Indian; American-Indian language; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Siouan language"):

Biloxi (the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi)

Tutelo (the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo)

Santee (the Siouan language spoken by the Santee)

Ogalala; Oglala (a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala)

Ofo (a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo)

Hunkpapa (a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa)

Gros Ventre; Hidatsa (a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa)

Dhegiha (a branch of the Siouan languages)

Dakota (the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota)

Crow (a Siouan language spoken by the Crow)

Chiwere (the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri)

Catawba (the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba)

Winnebago (the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago)