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Siouan Language Family

Siouan languages are primarily spoken in the American Great Plains, and the far south of Canada. They include:


  • Western Siouan Languages
  • Missouri Valley Siouan Languages
  • Crow
  • Hidatsa
  • Mississippi Valley Siouan Languages
  • Mandan
  • Dakotan Languages
  • Assiniboine (Nakota)
  • Stoney (Nakoda)
  • Dakota-Lakota
  • Dhegiha Languages
  • Kansa
  • Omaha-Ponca
  • Osage
  • Quapaw (Alkansea)
  • Chiwerean Languages
  • Chiwere (Iowa-Otoe-Missouria)
  • Ho-chunk (Winnebago)
  • Ohio Valley Siouan Languages
  • Biloxi
  • Ofo (Ofogoula)
  • Tutelo (Saponi)
  • Eastern Siouan Languages (Catawban)
  • Catawba
  • Woccon

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    Our Siouan Language Features

    Siouan Vocabulary:
         Words in various Siouan languages.

    Links to Other Siouan Language Resources

    Siouan Language Family:
         Ethnologue of Siouan languages.

    Siouan Language Materials Available Offline

    Bibliography Of The Siouan Languages:
         Pilling's venerable survey of Siouan linguistic studies.




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