Dakota language
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The Dakota language (Dakota: Dakhód'iapi, 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. It is definitely endangered, with only around 290 fluent speakers left out of an ethnic population of almost 250,000.
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Dakota | |
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Dakhód'iapi, Dakȟótiyapi | |
Pronunciation | [[Help:IPA|[daˈkʰodʔiapi], [daˈqˣotijapi]]] |
Native to | United States, Canada |
Region | Primarily North Dakota and South Dakota, but also northern Nebraska, southern Minnesota; Northern Montana; southern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan |
Ethnicity | Dakota Santee, Sisseton, Yankton, Yanktonai |
Native speakers | 290 (2016)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | dak |
ISO 639-3 | dak |
Glottolog | dako1258 |
Dakota is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Quick Facts Dakota "ally / friend", People ...
Dakota "ally / friend" | |
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People | Dakȟóta Oyáte |
Language | Dakȟótiyapi |
Country | Dakȟóta Makóce, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ |
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