Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoney sioux

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
stoney -sioux
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Nakoda

Etymology

A calque from an Algonquian language, from an exonym literally meaning "stone Sioux" or "stone Dakota." Compare Cree asinîpwâta, Ojibwe asinii-bwaan, Ottawa sinii-bwaan.

Inflected Forms

the Stoney Sioux (canonical)

Derived Forms

Stoney

Synonyms

Nakoda

Questions

What does stoney sioux mean?
Synonym of Nakoda
Where does stoney sioux come from?
A calque from an Algonquian language, from an exonym literally meaning "stone Sioux" or "stone Dakota." Compare Cree asinîpwâta, Ojibwe asinii-bwaan, Ottawa sinii-bwaan.

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