Sioux
See also: sioux
English
Etymology
A shortening of French Nadouessioux, from Ottawa naatowessiwak (“little snake”), which could refer to the massasauga (Sistrurus catenus), a small rattlesnake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suː/
- Rhymes: -uː
Proper noun
Sioux
- Name applied to various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
- The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
tribes
See also
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Assiniboine, asb
- Ethnologue entry for Dakota, dak
- Ethnologue entry for Lakota, lkt
- Ethnologue entry for Stoney, sto
Czech
Noun
Sioux m
- Sioux (member of Sioux tribes)
Further reading
- Sioux in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
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