Sisseton

noun

Sis·​se·​ton

ˈsisətᵊn

plural Sisseton or Sissetons

: a member of a Dakota people of the northern Mississippi valley

Word History

Etymology

Dakota sisitoṅwaṅ, from sisiṅ, siṅsiṅ besmeared, slimy + toṅwaṅyaṅ, to make a village, dwell at a place

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