Siouan vs Teton Sioux

Teton Sioux vs Siouan

Siouan and Teton Sioux both are nouns.

Siouan is an adjective but Teton Sioux is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Siouan	Yes	Yes	No	No
Teton Sioux	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Teton Sioux is a hyponym of Siouan; that is, Teton Sioux is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Siouan:

Siouan: a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
Teton Sioux: a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains

Other hyponyms of Siouan include Biloxi, Tunica-Biloxi, Catawba, Crow, Crow Nation, Dakota, Dhegiha, Gros Ventre, Hidatsa, Iowa, Ioway, Missouri, Missouria, Ofo, Oto, Otoe, Eastern Sioux, Santee, Santee Dakota, Santee Sioux, Lakota, Teton, Teton Dakota, Tutelo, Winnebago.

Siouan (noun)	Teton Sioux (noun)
a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux	a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

Siouan (adjective)	Teton Sioux (adjective)
of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture

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