lakota

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Definition of lakota in English English dictionary

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

The language spoken by the Lakota

{i} westernmost subdivision of the Dakota Indians; dialect of the Dakota language spoken by this subdivision

{i} member of a tribe belonging to the westernmost subdivision of the Dakota Indians

Turkish pronunciation

lıkōtı

Pronunciation

/ləˈkōtə/ /ləˈkoʊtə/

Etymology

[ l&-'kO-t& ] (noun.) 1927. Lakota for "alliance of friends"