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A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples
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iroquoian
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iroquoian \Ir`o*quoi"an\ ([i^]r`[-o]*kwoi"an), a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal linguistic stocks of the North American Indians. The territory of the northern Iroquoian tribes, of whom the Five Nations, or Iroquois proper, were ...
Usage examples of iroquoian.
On the whole, the speech of the Siouan stock may be said to have been fairly developed, and may, with the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Shoshonean, be regarded as typical for the portion of North America lying north of Mexico.
Algonquian, Athapascan, Iroquoian, Shoshonean, Siouan, and others of more limited extent.
To the west and northwest were other Iroquoian tribes, such as the Wenro, the Erie, and the Tobacco nation.