dˈoːɹsi dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðɛɹ ᵻlˈæbɚɹət sˈoʊʃəl sˈɪstəm, wɪð mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈɪfti θɹˈiː tˈɜːmz fɔːɹ kˈɪnʃɪp ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ænd ɐ dˈʌzən wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, mˈoːɹ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ sɪwˈɑːn pˈiːpəl hiː hæd vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ænd stˈʌdid.
Dorsey described their elaborate social system, with more than 53 terms for kinship relations and a dozen which had been forgotten, more than any other Siouan people he had visited and studied.