Ponca

noun

Pon·​ca

variants or Ponka

ˈpäŋkə

plural Ponca or Poncas or Ponka or Ponkas

1

a

: a Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska

b

: a member of such people

2

: a dialect of Dhegiha spoken by the Ponca people

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