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Osage Tribe Oklahoma
Osage Tribe Oklahoma
| Osage |
|---|
| Total population |
16,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| United States (Oklahoma) |
| Languages |
| English, Osage |
| Religion |
| Christianity, other |
| Related ethnic groups |
| other Siouan peoples |
The Osage Nation is a tribe in the United States, which is mainly based in Osage County, Oklahoma, but can be found throughout America.
The Osage were originally known by Ni-U-Kon-Ska, which means meaning "Children of the Middle Waters." Today they call themselves Wah-Zhá-Zhi, which was translated by French explorers as Ouazhigi, which later became the English name Osage. Early settlers have said that the Osages were the largest Native people in North America, with the Osage men averaging over 6 feet tall. In war, they were feared by neighboring tribes.
The Osage language belongs to the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan stock of Native American languages, now spoken in Nebraska and Oklahoma. They originally lived among the Kansa, the Ponca, the Omaha, and the Quapaw in the Ohio Valley.
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