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hunkpapa

/ˈhʌŋk.pə.pɑː/

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noun

/ˈhʌŋk.pə.pɑː/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее представителя народа сиу, составлявшего подразделение тетон-сиу, ранее проживавшего в западной части Дакоты и известного сопротивлением вторжению белых на северные Великие равнины; также относится к языку сиу, на котором говорит эта группа.

A proper noun referring to a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux, formerly living in the western Dakotas and prominent in resisting white encroachment into the northern Great Plains; also refers to the Siouan language spoken by this group.

proper noun

  1. Member of a Native American tribeC1formal

    A member of the Hunkpapa, a division of the Teton Sioux people, originally from the western Dakotas, known for their resistance to white settlement on the northern Great Plains.

    ruЧлен племени хункпапа

    • The Hunkpapa were a prominent band of the Lakota people.
    • Sitting Bull was a famous leader of the Hunkpapa.
    • The Hunkpapa resisted encroachment on their lands in the 19th century.
  2. C1formal

    The Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa people.

    ruЯзык хункпапа

    • The Hunkpapa language is part of the larger Siouan language family.
    • Efforts are being made to preserve the Hunkpapa language.
    • Few fluent speakers of the Hunkpapa language remain today.

    Synonymslakotateton

Forms
  • hunkpapa plural form
  • hunkpapas' possessive plural form
  • hunkpapa's possessive singular form