Lakota language

E104445

The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lakota language canonical 55
Lakota 46
Lakota term "Wakan Tanka" 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ
indigenous language of North America ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Dakota language ⓘ
Nakota language ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
culturalRole central to Lakota identity ⓘ
medium of traditional law and customs ⓘ
vehicle for transmission of Lakota worldview ⓘ
endonym Lakȟótiyapi ⓘ
linked to: Dakota
ethnicGroup Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
glottocode lako1247 ⓘ
hasFeature SOV basic word order ⓘ
ablaut system ⓘ
animacy-based grammar ⓘ
aspirated stops ⓘ
ceremonial vocabulary ⓘ
classifiers in verbs ⓘ
complex verb templates ⓘ
demonstrative system with distance contrasts ⓘ
directional and locative verb prefixes ⓘ
ejective consonants ⓘ
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ
kinship terminology system ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ
noun incorporation ⓘ
oral storytelling tradition ⓘ
pitch accent ⓘ
postpositions ⓘ
productive derivational morphology ⓘ
pronominal affixes on verbs ⓘ
rich set of enclitics and particles ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
switch-reference-like discourse tracking ⓘ
verb-final clauses ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ
hasOrganization Lakota Language Consortium ⓘ
ISO639-3Code lkt ⓘ
languageFamily Siouan language family ⓘ
linked to: Siouan languages
region Canadian Prairies ⓘ
linked to: Prairie ecozone

Minnesota ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
revitalizationStatus subject of active revitalization efforts ⓘ
supported by community language classes ⓘ
supported by language immersion programs ⓘ
supported by online learning resources ⓘ
taught in some tribal schools ⓘ
taught in some universities ⓘ
scriptStandardization modern standardized orthography developed in late 20th century ⓘ
spokenBy Lakota people ⓘ
linked to: Sioux people
subfamily Missouri River Siouan ⓘ
linked to: Otoe
usedIn ceremonies ⓘ
contemporary media ⓘ
oral histories ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (102)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sioux people → traditionalLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Siouan languages → majorLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Ho-Chunk language → relatedLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Sitting Bull → languageSpoken → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Dakota language → closelyRelatedTo → Lakota language ⓘ
Wakan Tanka → languageOfOrigin → Lakota language ⓘ
Gall → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Lakota language → ethnicGroup → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Crazy Horse → languageSpoken → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Red Cloud → spokeLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Spotted Tail → languageSpoken → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Dances with Wolves → originalLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Rosebud Indian Reservation → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation → primaryLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Eastern Dakota → relatedGroup → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Lakota → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Spotted Elk → language → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Big Foot → nativeLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Hunkpapa Lakota → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Hunkpapa Lakota → endonymLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Stoney language → closelyRelatedTo → Lakota language ⓘ
First Nations University of Canada → teachesLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Assiniboine language → closelyRelatedTo → Lakota language ⓘ
North American language family → includes → Lakota language ⓘ
Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake → nativeLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Gall → nativeLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
subject linked to: Gall (Lakota leader)
Gall → nativeNameLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
subject linked to: Gall (Lakota leader)
linked to: Lakota language
Gall → languageSpoken → Lakota ⓘ
subject linked to: Gall (Lakota leader)
linked to: Lakota language
Hunkpapa Lakota Nation → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Hunkpapa Lakota Nation → autonymLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Sioux language continuum → hasPart → Lakota language ⓘ
Sioux language continuum → hasVariety → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Great Mystery → hasTranslationOf → Lakota term "Wakan Tanka" ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Hunkpapa → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Lakota Language Consortium → focusesOn → Lakota language ⓘ
Two Kettles Lakota → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Sans Arc Lakota → language → Lakota language ⓘ
Sans Arc Lakota → selfDesignationLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Tȟašúŋke Witkó → nativeLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Rattle Blanket Woman → nativeNameLanguage → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Rattle Blanket Woman → languageSpoken → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Mahpiya Luta → nativeLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Maȟpíya Lúta → language → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Oglala band of the Lakota → nativeLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ
Sinṡká → language → Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language
Great Sioux Nation → includesLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ