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Ioway (Noun)

Meaning 1

A dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The Ioway dialect is closely related to the Otoe and Missouria languages.
  • Ioway became an endangered language as a result of colonization and the loss of native speakers.
  • Historical records show that Ioway was widely spoken by the Iowa tribe in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • Although Ioway has only a few fluent speakers, there are ongoing efforts to document and preserve the language.
  • Linguists and researchers continue to study Ioway in an attempt to better understand the history of the Chiwere language.

Synonyms

  • Iowa

Hypernyms

  • Chiwere

Meaning 2

A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The Ioway traditionally resided along the Mississippi River in what is now Iowa and parts of surrounding states.
  • As European settlers moved westward, many Ioway were forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands to reservations in northern Oklahoma and Kansas.
  • Before being displaced by European-American settlement, the Ioway inhabited a vast territory covering modern-day Iowa, western Illinois, northeastern Missouri, and southeastern Minnesota.
  • The Ioway were skilled semi-nomadic farmers who supplemented their food supply with seasonal hunting and gathering.
  • Their kinship ties closely connected the Ioway with other Siouan peoples, such as the Missouria, Otoe, and Omaha tribes.

Synonyms

  • Iowa

Hypernyms

  • Sioux
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