Niantic Indians, a tribe of the Algonquian language family in two distinct divisions.
WHAT'S INSIDE: LANGUAGE GROUPS
Groups of people that share the same language are known as language groups. There are many different Native American language groups and you can learn about some of them in this section.
- Algonquian
- Athapascan
- Early Native Americans
- Iroquoian
- Muskhogean
- Other Language Groups
- Shapwailutan
- Shoshonean
- Siouan
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Siouan
The Siouan language group includes languages spoken by tribes, such as the Monacan Native Americans. Here you can explore the history of these languages and the people that used them.
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FEATURED: LANGUAGE GROUPS
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