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Iowa

US/ˈaɪəwə/ fairly common

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a state in midwestern United States

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a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people

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From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“the sleepy ones”).

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