Lakhota language resources – Language Links Database
Lakota (also Lakhota, Teton, Teton Sioux) – is a Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. While generally taught and considered by speakers as a separate language, Lakota is mutually intelligible with the other two languages (cf. Dakota language), and is considered by most linguists one of the three major varieties of the Sioux language.
The Lakota language represents one of the largest Native American language speech communities in the United States, with approximately 6,000 speakers living mostly in northern plains states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 6,000 (1997)
Native to: United States, with some speakers in Canada
Lakhota Grammar and Pronunciation
- Lakotadictionary.org - Language forum – learn to read, write and speak Lakota with others
- Elexion - Spelling & Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Verbs, Interrogative words, Commands, Audio samples, A reservation conversation
- UniLang - 5 Lessons for beginners covering a variety of topics
- Liveandtell.com - “The website is dedicated to the promotion and strengthening of the Lakota language, by creating new generations of Lakota speakers. We offer programs designed to teach and promote the use of the Lakota language and culture.”
- FaceBook - Language Lessons
- Alliance2k.org - Language Lessons
- Native-languages.org - Tons of Language Materials
Digitized Grammar Books
- Ucalgary.ca Palatalization in Lakhota by Corey Telfer, University of Calgary, 43 pages (pdf)
Lakhota Vocabulary
- Wiktionary Vocabulary lists for Siouxan languages (including Lakota)
- Aktalakota.stjo.org - Phrases
- Cram.com - Lessons and hundreds of flashcards
- Quizlet.com - Lessons and hundreds of flashcards
Lakhota Reading Materials
- Justus.anglican.org - Niobrara Wocekiye Wowapi: The Niobrara Prayer Book (1991) Episcopal Church prayers in Lakota
Lakhota Dictionaries
Digitized Dictionaries
- Google Books English-Lakota Dictionary by Bruce Ingham (2013)(view only)
- Gookgle Books Lakota Dictionary: Lakota-English/English-Lakota by Eugene Buechel,Paul Manhart
Lakhota Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- Forvo - Over 600 words pronounced by native speakers
TV / VIDEO / MOVIES
- YouTube - A List Of YT Video Lessons
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