Mandan2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmand(ə)n/

noun (plural or Mandans)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people formerly living along the northern reaches of the Missouri River.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Siouan language of the Mandan, now virtually extinct.

adjective

  • relating to the Mandan or their language.

Origin:

from North American French Mandane, probably from Dakota Sioux mawátãna