Dakota-Lakota Language and the Sioux Indian Tribes (Lakhota, Dakhota, Yankton, Yanktonai) (original) (raw)

Dakota and Lakota Sioux Language Resources

Our Online Dakota-Lakota Language Materials

Dakota Sioux Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Dakota language, with comparison to words in other Siouan languages.
Lakota Sioux Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Lakota language, with comparison to words in other Siouan languages.
Sioux Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Lakota and Dakota Indian words.
Lakota Sioux Animal Words:
Picture dictionary of animal words in the Lakota Sioux language, with audio files. Dakota Sioux version also available.
Lakota Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Lakota language. Dakota Sioux version also available.
Lakota Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Lakota language. Dakota Sioux version also available.
Lakota Colors:
Pictures showing color words in the Lakota language. Dakota Sioux version also available.
One Fish, Two Fish:
Translation of part of the Dr. Seuss children's book in Lakota Sioux.

Dakota-Lakota Language Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

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New Lakota Dictionary * English-Lakota and Lakota-English Dictionary:
Lakota dictionaries for sale.
English-Dakota Dictionary * Dakota-English Dictionary
Dakota Sioux dictionary for sale (two-volume set.)
Introductory Lakota:
Comprehensive audio language learning course from the Oglala Lakota College.
Reading and Writing the Lakota Language * Audio CD Version
Lakota Sioux language textbook and accompanying CD for sale.
Lakhotiya Woglaka Po!:
Simple Lakota language-learning CD for sale online.
Beginning Dakota:
Sisseton Dakota language learning textbook.
Lakota Language Products:
Audio workbook sets for practicing Lakota pronunciation.
Native American Language Dictionaries:
Sioux and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Dakota-Lakota Language Community and Tools

Lakota Language Consortium:
Organization working on Lakota language revitalization, with background and language teaching materials.
Oceti Wakan:
A Pine Ridge organization dedicated to preserving Lakota language and culture. Lakota workbook and CDs for sale.

Dakota-Lakota Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Dakoteyah Wogdaka/Talk Dakota!:
Yankton Dakota vocabulary and audio files online.
Lakhota Language Resources:
A collection of online texts in Lakhota and Dakota Sioux, with dialect maps and other language materials.
Lakota (Teton):
Lakota Sioux orthography and text example.
Sioux Alphabet:
Phonological inventory of the Dakota Sioux language, with a sample text.
Freelang Lakota Dictionary:
Free downloadable wordlist of the Lakota language.
Dakota The Silent Way:
Online Dakota Sioux language games based on an experimental theory of language learning.
Lakxota Language:
Rotating language lessons in Lakota Sioux.
Dakota Language: * Dakota Sioux Bible Translation: * Dakota Sioux Text * Lakota Sioux Text * Sioux Indian Texts:
Scanned-in Dakota and Lakota language materials from the Rosetta Project.
Dakota Language Tree * Lakota Language Tree * Yankton-Yanktonai Language Tree
Santee Language Tree * Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Language Tree:
Theories about Sioux language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Dakota Language Structures * L:akhota Language Structures:
Dakota and Lakota Sioux linguistic profiles and academic bibliographies.
Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota Sioux:
Article on the relationships between the different Siouan languages.
Lakota Sioux Language:
Encyclopedia article on the Lakota language, including phonology, grammar, and phrases.

Literature and Texts in the Dakota-Lakota Language

Dakota Prayers * Lord's Prayer in Lakota
Christian prayers translated into Dakota and Lakota Sioux.
Language Museum: Dakota:
Bible passage in the Dakota Sioux language.
Children Singing Peace Around the World:
Lakota translation of a children's peace song.
Dakota Language Plaque:
Canadian human rights tribute written in the Dakota language.

Dakota-Lakota Language Preservation and Usage

Nakona and Dakota Revitalization:
Homepage of the Fort Peck language department, working to preserve the Sioux and Assiniboine languages.
College Uses Rap Music to Preserve Dakotah Language:
Article on language preservation efforts on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation.

Dakota and Lakota Sioux Proper Names

Sioux Indian Placenames:
Chart of place names in Lakota-Dakota and Omaha-Ponca.
American Indian Names for Pets:
Our new fundraiser offering names for dogs and other animals in Native American languages (including Lakota and Dakota Sioux).

La Lengua Dakota * La Lengua Lakota-Teton:
Articles on the Souix language in Spanish. With language maps.
Lakota and Dakota Resources:
Sioux language bibliography.
Dakota Language: * Lakota Language:
Sioux links.
Learning Lakota and Dakota:
Bibliography of Sioux language learning resources.