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Lakota en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ləˈkəʊtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ləˈkoʊtə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”).

Meanings

1. A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.

Forms

Translations (8)

lkt Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (tribe) · lkt Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Oyáte (tribe) · es lakota (tribe) · ru лако́та (tribe) · lkt Lakȟóta (tribe) · nv Bitsiiʼ Yishbizhí (tribe) · de Lakota (tribe) · nv Naałání (tribe)

Lakota en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ləˈkəʊtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ləˈkoʊtə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”).

Meanings

1. The language spoken by the Lakota.
   • This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caprocks. The name Makoshika comes from a Lakota word for badlands. 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
2. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
3. A small city, the county seat of Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.

Forms

Deriveds

Lakota squash

Relateds

Sioux · Nakota · Dakota

Translations (4)

sv lakota (language) · fr lakota (language) · ru лако́та (language) · lkt Lakȟótiyapi (language)