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Stoney

The English word “Stoney” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of the Nakoda, a First Nation related to the Sioux living in western Canada, especially in southern Alberta.

proper noun

  1. The Siouan language spoken by these people.

Etymology

An ellipsis of Stoney Sioux, which was calqued from an Algonquian exonym. Compare Cree asinîpwâta, Ojibwe asinii-bwaan, and Ottawa sinii-bwaan.

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