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PONKA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca

Synonyms:

Ponca; Ponka

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Ponka" is a kind of...):

Dhegiha (a branch of the Siouan languages)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska

Synonyms:

Ponca; Ponka

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Ponka" is a kind of...):

Dhegiha (any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages)

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