Western Siouan languages
The Western Siouan languages, also called Siouan proper or simply Siouan, are a large language family native to North America. They are closely related to the Catawban languages, sometimes called Eastern Siouan, and together with them constitute the Siouan (Siouan–Catawban) language family.
Siouan languages
With respect to vowels, five oral vowels are being reconstructed and three nasal vowels . Wolff also reconstructed some consonantal clusters .