Lakota

Lakota

See also: lakota, Lak'ota, and Łakota

English

Alternative forms

• Lakhota
• Lak'ota

Etymology

From Lakota lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləˈkəʊtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ləˈkoʊtə/
• Rhymes: -əʊtə

Noun

Lakota (plural Lakotas or Lakota)

1. A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.

Derived terms

• lakotaensis

Translations

• Note: These are translations for the plural form.

tribe

Lakota: Lakȟóta Navajo: Naałání, Bitsiiʼ Yishbizhí

Russian: лако́та (ru) m (lakóta) Spanish: lakota m or m pl or f or f pl

Proper noun

Lakota

1. The language spoken by the Lakota.
2. A city/town in Iowa.
3. A small city in North Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Nelson County.

Translations

language

Lakota: Lakȟótiyapi Russian: лако́та (ru) m (lakóta)

Swedish: lakota (sv) c

See also

• Dakota
• Sioux
• Nakota

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Lakota, lkt
• The Lakhota Sioux Heritage, Culture and Language Site

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈkɔ.ta/

Proper noun

Lakota m pers or f

1. A masculine surname​.
2. A feminine surname​.

Declension

Masculine surname:

declension of Lakota

	singular	plural
nominative	Lakota	Lakotowie
genitive	Lakoty	Lakotów
dative	Lakocie	Lakotom
accusative	Lakotę	Lakotów
instrumental	Lakotą	Lakotami
locative	Lakocie	Lakotach
vocative	Lakoto	Lakotowie

Feminine surname:

declension of Lakota

	singular	plural
nominative	Lakota	Lakoty
genitive	Lakoty	Lakot
dative	Lakocie	Lakotom
accusative	Lakotę	Lakoty
instrumental	Lakotą	Lakotami
locative	Lakocie	Lakotach
vocative	Lakoto	Lakoty