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.
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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.