Sauk

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The lect (variously considered a language or a member of a group of dialects) spoken by these people.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
  2. 2
    a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

Etymology 2

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

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