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Definition of Dhegiha
1. Noun. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Sioux
2. Noun. A branch of the Siouan languages.
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Siouan Language
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dhegiha
Literary usage of Dhegiha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to the American Indian in by Daythal Kendall, John F. Freeman (1982)
"Includes three copies. [(11)] 4231. WITTHOFT, JOHN. Polly Hecke- welder's Indian
doll; nd TD 3 pp. Re: the age and origin of the doll. Dhegiha [(11)] ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"The writer has collated, as far as possible, the Dhegiha examples given in this
paper with their equivalents in seven other Siouan languages; but wherever ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"The writer has collated, as far as possible, the Dhegiha examples given in this
paper with their equivalents in seven other Siouan languages; but wherever ..."
4. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"Dorsey arranged the group in two subdivisions: the Quapaw or Lower Dhegiha,
consisting of the Quapaw only; and the Omaha, ..."
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