Dhegiha

Dhe·gi·ha

 (dā′jē-hä′)

n. pl. Dhegiha or Dhe·gi·has

1. A branch of the Siouan language family comprising the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw languages.

2. A member of any of the peoples speaking a language of this branch.

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Noun	1.	Dhegiha - any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages Kansa, Kansas - a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas Maha, Omaha - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska Osage - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century Ponca, Ponka - a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska Quapaw - a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas Siouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
	2.	Dhegiha - a branch of the Siouan languages Kansa, Kansas - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa Omaha - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha Osage - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage Ponca, Ponka - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca Quapaw - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

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