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Lakota

Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes

Key facts

Pronunciation: [ laˈkˣɔtɪjapɪ ]
Native to: United States , with some speakers in Canada
Region: Primarily North Dakota and South Dakota , but also northern Nebraska , southern Minnesota , and northern Montana
Ethnicity: Lakota
Native speakers: (2,100, 29% of ethnic population cited 1997–2016)
Language family: Siouan Western Siouan Mississippi Valley Siouan Dakotan Sioux Lakota
Iso 639 3: lkt
Glottolog: lako1247
Elp: Lakota

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The Lakota language (Lakȟótiyapi [laˈkˣɔtɪjapɪ]), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. Lakota is mutually intelligible with the two dialects of the Dakota language, especially Western Dakota, and is one of the three major varieties of the Sioux language.

Speakers of the Lakota language make up one of the largest Native American language speech communities in the United States, with approximately 2,000 speakers, who live mostly in the northern plains states of North Dakota and South Dakota. Many communities have immersion programs for both children and adults.