Siouan-speaking
- adjective
- The Apsaalooke/Crow are a Siouan-speaking people with a reservation in the Missouri River drift plains and the Wolf, Pryor, and Big Horn Mountains of North America.
Examples
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Perhaps, although we've also come to appreciate the importance of the northern Siouan-speaking groups, like the Winnebago/Ho-Chunk of Wisconsin, in the origins of Southern Cult symbolism.
Academic text (2002) -
Many Siouan-speaking communities have rich oral traditions that are passed down through generations.
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The Apsaalooke/Crow are a Siouan-speaking tribe who hold a significant cultural heritage in the region.
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Cultural festivals often celebrate the history and traditions of Siouan-speaking peoples across the Great Plains.
How Fluent
50
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Siouan-speaking = Siouan + speaking (transparent) = Siouan + speak + ing
A straightforward compound of 'Siouan' and 'speaking' meaning someone who speaks a Siouan language.
Etymology
Siouan-speaking comes from the name Sioux, a Native American people; Siouan means 'of the Sioux' and speaking means 'able to talk in'. So, Siouan-speaking describes someone who can speak a Siouan language.