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Dhegiha

noun

1. any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages

• Hypernyms: ↑Sioux, ↑Siouan

• Hyponyms:

2. a branch of the Siouan languages

• Hypernyms: ↑Siouan, ↑Siouan language

• Hyponyms:

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\\ˈdāgēˌhä\ noun (plural dhegiha or dhegihas)

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : a Siouan language of the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw peoples

a. : the peoples speaking Dhegiha

b. : a member of any of such peoples

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/day"gee hah'/, n.

a division of the Siouan language family, comprising the dialects spoken by the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, Ponca, and Quapaw.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.