Siouan languages
Language family of North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siouan or Siouan–Catawban is a language family of North America that is located primarily in the Great Plains, Ohio and Mississippi valleys and southeastern North America with a few other languages in the east.
| Siouan | |
|---|---|
| Siouan–Catawban | |
| Geographic distribution | central North America |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions |
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| ISO 639-2 / 5 | sio |
| Linguasphere | 64-A |
| Glottolog | siou1252 |
_language_map_01.svg) Pre-contact distribution of the Siouan–Catawban languages | |