Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A branch of the Siouan language family comprising the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw languages.
- noun A member of any of the peoples speaking a language of this branch.
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- noun a branch of the Siouan languages
- noun any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
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Examples
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Of the Quapaw dialect proper, little has been recorded beyond some brief vocabularies and word lists, but of the so-called Dhegiha language, including the dialects of the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw, extended study and publication have been made, particularly by Rev. J.O. Dorsey under the auspices of the Bureau of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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His music is a blend of sept and indie rock now referred to as the Dhegiha sound.
Punk Reviews 2010
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The Dhegiha languages retain ska from *ska (LCPA skah) in final position while Ioway-Otoe converts it to ske (LCPA sk ay).
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In fact, with this word any of the Dhegiha languages would produce pretty much the same effect on English ears.
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Maybe final "ka" did represent phonetic /ka/ LCPA kah, in which case, it would have to be a Dhegiha form something like the Omaha-Ponca version that was the source.
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