Arikara
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Arikara (plural Arikaras or Arikara)
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans in what is today North Dakota, who are today enrolled with the Mandan and the Hidatsa as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
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Proper noun edit
Arikara
- The Caddoan language of this people.