Siouan family

Proto-Siouan

c. 1,000 BCE – 0 CE Reconstructed

Proto-Siouan (c. 1,000 BCE – 0 CE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Siouan language family, with 3 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Siouan on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of Siouan (Siouan–Catawba, if Catawban is counted). Probably spoken in the Ohio Valley or the Mississippi Valley; the dating is uncertain.

Descendants 3

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