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Siouan languages
Language family of North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siouan (/ˈsuːən/ SOO-ən) or Siouan–Catawban is a language family of North America that is located primarily in the Great Plains, Ohio and Mississippi valleys and southeastern North America with a few other languages in the east.
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Siouan | |
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Siouan–Catawban | |
Geographic distribution | central North America |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
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ISO 639-2 / 5 | sio |
Linguasphere | 64-A |
Glottolog | siou1252 |
![]() Pre-contact distribution of the Siouan–Catawban languages |
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