quapaw

• Substantivo que designa um membro do povo sioux que historicamente habitava o vale do rio Arkansas, no estado do Arkansas, ou o dialeto degiha falado por esse povo.

A noun referring to a member of the Siouan people historically located in the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas, or the Dhegiha dialect spoken by this people.

nome próprio

1. Indigenous PeopleB2formalamerican

   A member of a Siouan-speaking Native American tribe historically located in the Arkansas River Valley in present-day Arkansas.

   Quapaw

   • The Quapaw were known as the 'Downstream People' among the Dhegiha Sioux.
   • Many Quapaw were forcibly relocated to Indian Territory in the 19th century.
   • Today, the Quapaw Nation is based in northeastern Oklahoma.

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2. C1formalamerican

   The Dhegiha dialect of the Siouan language family spoken by the Quapaw people.

   Língua quapaw

   • The Quapaw language is critically endangered, with only a few fluent speakers remaining.
   • Linguists have worked to document and revitalize the Quapaw dialect.
   • Quapaw belongs to the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan language family.

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