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Definition of Ponca in English: PoncanounPlural Poncas ˈpɒŋkə 1A member of a Sioux people formerly inhabiting northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota. Example sentencesExamples - The Sioux made annual raids on the Ponca until the enforced removal of the tribe to Indian Territory took place in 1877.
- The ‘escaped’ Poncas were arrested and destined for a forced return to Oklahoma until sympathizers initiated litigation aimed at freeing them.
2mass noun The Siouan language of the Ponca, related to Omaha. Example sentencesExamples - He wore braids and learned to speak Ponca.
- But if you understand Ponca you know that's not what they're saying.
adjective ˈpɒŋkə Relating to the Ponca or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Sue Carlisle is an enrolled member of the Ponca tribe and now lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario.
- On the central Plains are found the Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Kansa, and Quapaw languages; in Wisconsin one finds the Winnebago language; on the Gulf Coast are the Tutelo, Ofo, and Biloxi languages; and in the Southeast one finds Catawba.
- Likewise, Proctor's contemporary, Charles Schreyvogel, selected for his only Indian portrait the revered Ponca chief White Eagle.
- Sue Carlisle, a member of the Ponca tribe, spent much of her youth on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
- After being removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877, a group of Ponca Indians led by Standing Bear sought to return to their homelands in northern Nebraska.
Definition of Ponca in US English: PoncanounˈpäNGkə 1A member of a Siouan people formerly inhabiting northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota. Example sentencesExamples - The ‘escaped’ Poncas were arrested and destined for a forced return to Oklahoma until sympathizers initiated litigation aimed at freeing them.
- The Sioux made annual raids on the Ponca until the enforced removal of the tribe to Indian Territory took place in 1877.
2The Siouan language of the Ponca, related to Omaha. Example sentencesExamples - But if you understand Ponca you know that's not what they're saying.
- He wore braids and learned to speak Ponca.
adjectiveˈpäNGkə Relating to the Ponca or their language. Example sentencesExamples - On the central Plains are found the Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Kansa, and Quapaw languages; in Wisconsin one finds the Winnebago language; on the Gulf Coast are the Tutelo, Ofo, and Biloxi languages; and in the Southeast one finds Catawba.
- Sue Carlisle is an enrolled member of the Ponca tribe and now lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario.
- After being removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877, a group of Ponca Indians led by Standing Bear sought to return to their homelands in northern Nebraska.
- Sue Carlisle, a member of the Ponca tribe, spent much of her youth on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
- Likewise, Proctor's contemporary, Charles Schreyvogel, selected for his only Indian portrait the revered Ponca chief White Eagle.
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