Dhegiha

American  

[dey-gee-hah] / ˈdeɪ giˌhɑ /

noun

1. a division of the Siouan language family, comprising the dialects spoken by the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, Ponca, and Quapaw.

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Example Sentences

This, the southernmost tribe of the Dhegiha group, occupied several villages west of the Mississippi, near the mouth of the Arkansas.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives

Earthworks, attributed to Dhegiha group, 77 Eastman, Capt., painting by, 51, 54 Elah-Sa, an Hidatsa village, 142 Ellsworth, H. L., expedition led by, 116, 159-161 Elm bark, structures of, 16, 17, 39 See Bark-covered lodges.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives