Kansa

See also: kansa and känsä

English

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym; related to Kansas and Arkansas, see the latter for more information.[1]

Proper noun

Kansa

  1. A Native American people who used to inhabit parts of Kansas.
  2. Their language.

Synonyms

References
  1. William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States →ISBN, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)

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