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What is Sioux word for buffalo?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 8/27/2021

A buffalo cow = p'te

A young male buffalo = p'ta

A buffalo bull = tatanka

An old buffalo = tagu'

The word tatanka literally means "big hump" and it could be applied to any animal with its head carried lower than its spine, such as the moose and the bear.

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