Quapaw

Qua paw |ˈkwôˌpô ˈkwɔpɔ | ▶noun ( pl. same or Quapaws ) 1 a member of an American Indian people of the Arkansas River region, now living mainly in northeastern Oklahoma. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN from Quapaw okáxpa, perhaps meaning ‘those downstream, ’ originally the name of a village.

Quapaw

Quapaw |ˈkwɔːpɔː | ▶noun ( pl. same or Quapaws ) 1 a member of an American Indian people of the Arkansas River region, now living mainly in NE Oklahoma. 2 [ mass noun ] the extinct Siouan language of the Quapaw. ▶adjective relating to the Quapaw or their language. ORIGIN from Quapaw okáxpa, originally the name of a village.