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Ponca

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Pon·ca  (pngk)
n. pl. Ponca or Pon·cas
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting northeast Nebraska near the Niobrara River, with present-day populations in Oklahoma and Nebraska. The Ponca are closely related to the Omaha in language and history.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Siouan language of the Ponca, dialectally related to Omaha.
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Noun1.PoncaPonca - a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
Ponka
Dhegiha - any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
2.Ponca - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca
Ponka
Dhegiha - a branch of the Siouan languages


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The Blackbird was roused to fury, and took the field with all his braves, swearing to "eat up the Ponca nation"- the Indian threat of exterminating war.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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