I do not claim to be an expert of the Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda nor Nakota languages. But I am a student of those languages with the sincere desire of seeing that these Languages of the First Nation are preserved. With what small talents that I may possess I wish to help with the preservation and teaching of these First Nation Languages.
The Oceti Sakowin language has not been in written form until recently but was mainly a spoken language,
I do apologize for any misprinting, misspelling or mispronunciations of the words on these pages.
If there is an error please email me with any revisions. But please remember I am only covering the Dakota Dialect, There are 15 distinct Dialects within the "Siouan Language Family" and 4 Dialects in Oceti Sakowin...
For information on the Pronunciation, Structure and Construction of words and sentences,
please visit This Web Page
For those wishing to learn the Ihanktowan Dialect of the Dakota Language, The Elders have estabished the following web page. Furthermore, on these three (3) web pages are the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota Language/Dialect Study Courses. In addition, here are some Canadian Web Pages that cover the Souian Languages. They include the Çree (Plains), Çree (Swampy), Çree (Woodland), Dene, Ihanktonwan (Dakota), Isaåti (Dakota), Nakoda (Hohenakota), Nakota (Assiniboine) and Nakawe (Saulteaux) Dialects
According to the Lakota Language Consortium this is the Siouian Language Family Tree
For those who wish to know where I have obtained the information used within these Web Pages,
I have consulted these Sources:
550 Dakota Verbs ~ 2005
Harlan Lafontaine ~ Paperback: 184 pages
ISBN-10: 0873515242 ~ ISBN-13: 978-0873515245
Dakota English Dictionary ~ 1992
Stephen R. Riggs ~ Paperback: 681 pages
ISBN-10: 0873512820 ~ ISBN-13: 978-0873512824
Dakota Grammar: With Texts and Ethnography ~ 2004
Stephen R. Riggs ~ Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0873514726 ~ ISBN-13: 978-0873514729
English Dakota Dictionary ~ 1989
John P. Williamson ~ Paperback: 290 pages
ISBN-10: 0873512839 ~ ISBN-13: 978-0873512831
New Lakota Dictionary ~ 2008
Lakota Language Consortium ~ Paperback: 1112 pages
ISBN-10: 0976108291 ~ ISBN-13: 978-0976108290
"Dakota Online Dictionary"
"Dakota-Lakota Online"
"The Dakota-Lakota Sioux Language"
"The Dakota-Lakota Pronunciation and Spelling Guide"
"Lakhota on- line"
"Online American Indian Picture Dictionaries
(Native American Animals)"
"The Siouan Language Family"
"Vocabulary Words in the Siouan Language Family"
These Web Pages are NOT a verbatim copy from the Above Sources. The Sources were used as a verification of what I remembered and was taught in my youth. I would suggest that if you truly wish to learn one of the Dialects of The Oceti Sakowin language that you should consult one of the above sources...
To read the entries in this Electronic Dictionary you will need the "Dakota TTF font". Below you will see two entries for the Dakota word for "Mule". If the smaller entry does not match the larger entry for the Dakota word for "Mule", then please download and install the "Dakota TTF font" on your computer.
To accomplish this, start by creating a new folder on your hard drive called "Temp"
Download the "Dakota TTF font" zipped file folder. Save this zip file in the New Folder "Temp"
Extract the "font" from the Zip Folder {PC = Dakota_.TTF} {Mac = Dakota_.AFM}
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