What is the meaning of Siouan?

noun

  • A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains.
  • A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux.

adjective

  • Of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture. .
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