Definition of Dhegiha

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

Specialized synonyms: Kansa, Kansas, Maha, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Ponka, Quapaw
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Sioux

2. Noun. A branch of the Siouan languages.
Specialized synonyms: Kansa, Kansas, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Ponka, Quapaw
Generic synonyms: Siouan, Siouan Language

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dhegiha

Dhagat
Dhaka
Dhaka District
Dhaka Division
Dhanalaxmi
Dhanish
Dharhan
Dharma
Dharmendra antigen
Dharruk
Dharug
Dharuk
Dhatki
Dhaulagiri
Dheeraj
Dhegiha (current term)
Dhivehi
Dhodhekanisos
Dhofari Arabic
Dholuo
Dhruva
Dhu'l-Hijja
Dhu'l-Qa'dah
Dhu al-Hijja
Dhu al-Qadah
Dhul Hijjah
Dhupadhola
Dhuwal
DiGeorge syndrome
DiI

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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