| NOUN | person | Shawnee | a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river |
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| communication | Shawnee | the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee |
| Sounds | shao'niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river. | |
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| Instances | Pontiac | famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769) |
| Tecumseh, Tecumtha | A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) | |
| Broader | Algonquian, Algonquin | A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally / originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada |
| Spanish | shawnee | |
| Meaning | The Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee. | |
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| Broader | Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language | family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains |
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