Arikara

English

Etymology

Possibly from Arikara aríka (“horn”), or árikaraahkucuʾ (“bull elk,” literally “ones with big horns”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹɪkəɹə/

Noun

Arikara (plural Arikaras or Arikara)

  1. 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.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Arikara

  1. The Caddoan language of this people.
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