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Ponca

Ponca

1 9.9
A person from a Native American tribe originally from northeastern Nebraska
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒŋkə/
: ponca
  • During the gathering, members of the Ponca tribe shared stories of their ancestors and their connection to the land.
  • Ponca Tribe
  • Ponca, Nebraska

Examples

  • LaFlesche's father, Joseph or Instamaza, was mixed-blood, the son of a French father and a Ponca mother.

    Academic text (2001)

  • So then he went some small town in Ponca, Ponca City, OK.

  • LaFlesche first met Alice Fletcher when he and his sister, Susette, accompanied the famous Ponca leader Standing Bear on his lecture tour in 1879-80.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The Ponca people have a rich cultural heritage that is reflected in their traditional ceremonies.

  • The Ponca community has worked tirelessly to preserve their language and customs for future generations.

Synonyms

Sioux
vsPonca
27 7.1

A Native American people from the plains of North America with shared language and culture

is the distinct tribal people from the Missouri river valley not that group
Siouan
vsPonca
1 9.9

A person who belongs to a Native American group that speaks Sioux languages

is a specific tribal group from one river valley not the whole family
Ponka
vsPonca
9.9

A member of the Ponca people from northeastern Nebraska

is identical in meaning but differs in written spelling

Surface Forms

Ponca singular
Poncas plural

Etymology

Ponca is the name this Native American group give to themselves in their own Siouan language. So a Ponca is a member of that people from the Missouri River area, and the word ties a person to the tribe and its language.