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Two Kettle

Two Kettle

9.9
A person who belongs to a group of Teton Sioux Native American people
  • noun
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  • The reservation is home to many members of the Two Kettle band.

Examples

  • The Two Kettle are known for their historical role among the Teton Sioux tribes.

  • Did you know that the Two Kettle traditionally hunted buffalo?

  • An elder from the Two Kettle shared stories about their ancestral traditions.

  • The Two Kettle are known for their rich cultural heritage.

  • An elder from the Two Kettle shared stories about their ancestral traditions.

  • The Two Kettle are known for their historical role among the Teton Sioux tribes.

  • The reservation is home to many members of the Two Kettle band.

Synonyms

Teton
vsTwo Kettle
1 9.6

A Native American person from the western Sioux group on the Great Plains

is a member of a specific subgroup inside that larger division
Teton Sioux
vsTwo Kettle
9.4

A person from the western Sioux group of Native American people who live on the plains

is a member of a smaller division within that western branch
Teton Dakota
vsTwo Kettle
9.9

A person from a western Sioux group who lived on the Great Plains

is a member of a smaller named division within that broad western branch

Surface Forms

Two Kettle singular
Two Kettles plural

Morphology

two + Kettle

This is an ethnonym/proper name for a subgroup of the Teton Sioux, so its referent (a people/division) cannot be derived from the literal meanings of 'two' (a number) and 'kettle' (a cooking vessel). Because it is a lexicalized, culture-specific name rather than a compositional phrase, a B1 learner who knows the constituents would not be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Two Kettle may come from a simple camp picture: a family or leader known for keeping two kettles at their camp, so people began to call them by that image. That's why Two Kettle is the name of a 'band' of the Teton Sioux today.