Dakota
Dakhód'iapi
Dakota is a Siouan language spoken in United States and Canada, by about 3,100 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Dakota language (Dakota: Dakhód'iapi or Dakȟótiyapi), also referred to as Dakhóta, is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, commonly known in English as the Sioux. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.
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Words in Dakota
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | iná | |
| father | até | |
| woman | wįyą | |
| hand | nape | |
| water | miní | |
| wind | tate | |
| one | wancha | |
| coffee | mni k’ata | |
| sugar | chąhą́pi | |
| bread | aǧúyapi | |
| potato | mdo | |
| red | luta |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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