siouan
/ˈsuːən/
noun
- A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux and related peoples.
- Many Siouan languages are endangered and have few fluent speakers.
- Siouan includes languages like Dakota, Lakota, and Crow.
- Linguists have classified Siouan as a distinct language family.
adjective
- Relating to the Sioux people or their languages.
- Lakota is one of the major Siouan languages still spoken today.
- She studied Siouan culture for her anthropology project.
- The Siouan tribes once lived across much of the Great Plains.