Sioux language resources – Language Links Database

Sioux is a Siouan language spoken by over 30,000 Sioux in the United States and Canada, making it the fifth most spoken indigenous language in the United States or Canada, behind Navajo, Cree, Inuit languages and Ojibwe.

Since 2019, "the language of the Great Sioux Nation, comprised of three dialects, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota" is the official indigenous language of South Dakota.

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Native speakers: 25,000 (2015)

Official language in: United States, Canada


Sioux Grammar, Pronunciation and Vocabulary




Sioux Reading Materials





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