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PRONUNCIATION OF SIOUAN

Siouan  [ˈsuːən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIOUAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Siouan can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SIOUAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Siouan

Siouan languages

Siouan or Siouan–Catawban is a language family of North America that is located primarily in the Great Plains of North America with a few outlier languages in the east.

Definition of Siouan in the English dictionary

The definition of Siouan in the dictionary is a family of North American Indian languages including Sioux, probably related to Iroquoian. Other definition of Siouan is of or relating to the Sioux peoples or languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIOUAN


Aegean
iːˈdʒiːən
aeon
ˈiːən
Caribbean
ˌkærɪˈbiːən
Doohan
ˈduːən
eon
ˈiːən
Fijian
fiːˈdʒiːən
Korean
kəˈriːən
Labuan
ləˈbuːən
lien
ˈliːən
McEwan
məˈkjuːən
McEwen
məˈkjuːən
McLuhan
məˈkluːən
McMahon
məkˈmɑːən
Nauruan
nɑːˈuːruːən
pantheon
pænˈθiːən
punaluan
ˌpʊnəˈluːən
sien
ˈsiːən
Tupian
tuːˈpiːən
Tuvaluan
ˌtuːvəˈluːən
yewen
ˈjuːən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIOUAN

Sion
Sioux
sip
sipe
siphon
siphon bottle
siphonage
siphonal
siphonate
siphonet
siphonic
siphonogamy
siphonophore
siphonophorous
siphonostele
siphonostelic
siphuncle
Siple

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIOUAN

Antiguan
Assouan
Assuan
Don Juan
duan
gargantuan
guan
Kairouan
lauan
Nicaraguan
Papuan
San Juan
Sichuan
Szechuan
taguan
t´ai chi ch´uan
Taiyuan
tuan
Yinchuan
yuan

Synonyms and antonyms of Siouan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Siouan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIOUAN

Find out the translation of Siouan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Siouan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Siouan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Siouan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Siouan
570 millions of speakers

English

Siouan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Siouan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Siouan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Siouan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Siouan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিউয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sioux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siouan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Siouan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スー族の人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Siouan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siouan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Siouan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சியோயுவான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिउआन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siouan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Siouan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Siouan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Siouan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Siouan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Siouan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Siouan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Siouan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Siouan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Siouan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIOUAN»

The term «Siouan» is regularly used and occupies the 80.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIOUAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Siouan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIOUAN»

Discover the use of Siouan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Siouan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Siouan Sociology (1897)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
James Owen Dorsey, 2010
2
The Caddoan, Iroquoian, and Siouan Languages
REMOTE RELATIONSHIPS 2.1 THE MACRO-SIOUAN HYPOTHESIS 2.1.0 Introduction From time to time there have been suggestions that the three language families discussed in the preceding three sections are remotely related to each ...
Wallace L. Chafe, 1976
3
A New Siouan Dialect
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
John Reed Swanton, 2010
4
A Study of Siouan Cults
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
James Owen Dorsey, 2011
5
Hidatsa Suprasegmentals: A Phonological Analysis of a Siouan ...
In this pioneering study, Dr. Bowers focuses on stress and accent, which have been problematic in Hidatsa and other Siouan languages.
Norman A. Bowers, 1996
6
The Siouan Tribes of the East
Largely concerned with Virginia and Carolinas.
James Mooney, 1894
7
American Indian Languages
Siouan-Iroquoian Comparisons Chafe (1964) presents sixty-seven lexical comparisons between Siouan and Iroquoian languages as "suggested cognates" (repeating several of Allen's [1931] examples). More than half are comparisons of very ...
Lyle Campbell, 1997
8
The Languages of Native North America
Macro-Siouan The Macro-Siouan hypothesis relates the Iroquoian, Caddoan, and Siouan families. The possibility of a relationship was first proposed by Latham in 1860 (p. 327) though alluded to as early as 1846 (p. 44). Because the Siouan ...
Marianne Mithun, 2001
9
Making Dictionaries: Preserving Indigenous Languages of the ...
The project we describe is the preparation of a dictionary of Comparative Siouan, that is, a reconstruction and cognate list of the vocabulary and, necessarily, much of the morphology of the language that was the ancestor of the modern Siouan ...
William Frawley, Kenneth C. Hill, Pamela Munro, 2002
10
Plains Indian Rock Art
The distribution of the Siouan language family from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains shows a very close correspondence to the site distribution of Hoofprint tradition rock art. In addition, ethnohistoric references to Siouan- speaking ...
James D. Keyser, Michael Klassen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIOUAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Siouan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Campbell earns nursing doctorate
She is a member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe and is married to Stanley Campbell. Together, they have a daughter named Jasmine. Southeastern Medical ... «The Robesonian, Jul 15»
2
Quapaw Tribe working to pass on native language
The Dhegiha languages are part of the Siouan linguistic stock, Moore said. Passing on the native language was often discouraged, both by educators and the ... «Joplin Globe, Jul 15»
3
Young artists shine at the Redlands Bowl
Siouan Liu plays La Valse by Maurice Ravel on piano during the 64th Annual Young Artist Auditions performance at the Redland's Bowl in Redlands, Tuesday, ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
4
“Land of downriver people”
Members speak a Siouan-related language. The Siouan-language family encompasses a wide number of tribal languages used by tribes that have roots in the ... «Sync Weekly, May 15»
5
Native Americans built association's strength
Coharie, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Pee Dee, Tuscarora and Waccamaw Siouan make up the multi-tribal association's membership, which was distinctively ... «Brnow, May 15»
6
Fluent Osage Speakers are a Priority for Osage Nation
The Dhegiha branch of the Siouan language family stock includes, Ponca, Kansa, Quapaw, Osage and Omaha. The Dhegiha people migrated southwest from ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Mar 15»
7
EBCI stands firmly against Lumbee recognition
Following the non-Indian research, the Lumbee have claimed to be 'Croatan' (based on a Lost Colony of Roanoke theory, now disproven), 'Siouan' (a Native ... «Cherokee One Feather, Jan 15»
8
November celebrates Native American culture
... Waccamaw Siouan, Lumbee and Cherokee. Stroud said he works with six Native American student organizations on campus, and NC State boasts four Native ... «N.C. State University Technician Online, Nov 14»
9
NC's Newest Voting Bloc: State Tribes Support Hagan
Terry Mitchell, Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Nation council chairman, sent ICTMN and email November 25, which includes the following statements concerning this ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Oct 14»
10
Origin of the Cherokee - Part 4 of 5
The Occaneechi merged with other Siouan remnants of Virginia such as the Tutelo and the Saponi which eventually migrated north to the Six Nations. Two years ... «The Chattanoogan, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Siouan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/siouan>. May 2024 ».
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