Lakota language

E104445

Native American language Siouan language indigenous language of North America

The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lakota language canonical	18
Lakota	15

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lakota language
Context triple: [Sioux people, traditionalLanguage, Lakota language]

A. Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
B. Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
C. Cheyenne language
Cheyenne language is a Native American language of the Algonquian family traditionally spoken by the Cheyenne people of the Great Plains, particularly in Montana and Oklahoma.
D. Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
E. Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lakota language
Target entity description: The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.

A. Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
B. Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
C. Cheyenne language
Cheyenne language is a Native American language of the Algonquian family traditionally spoken by the Cheyenne people of the Great Plains, particularly in Montana and Oklahoma.
D. Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
E. Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American language ⓘ Siouan language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Dakota language ⓘ Assiniboine language ⓘ surface form: Nakota language
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalRole	central to Lakota identity ⓘ medium of traditional law and customs ⓘ vehicle for transmission of Lakota worldview ⓘ
endonym	Dakota ⓘ surface form: Lakȟótiyapi
ethnicGroup	Lakota language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lakota
glottocode	lako1247 ⓘ
hasFeature	SOV basic word order ⓘ ablaut system ⓘ animacy-based grammar ⓘ aspirated stops ⓘ ceremonial vocabulary ⓘ classifiers in verbs ⓘ complex verb templates ⓘ demonstrative system with distance contrasts ⓘ directional and locative verb prefixes ⓘ ejective consonants ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ kinship terminology system ⓘ nasal vowels ⓘ noun incorporation ⓘ oral storytelling tradition ⓘ pitch accent ⓘ postpositions ⓘ productive derivational morphology ⓘ pronominal affixes on verbs ⓘ rich set of enclitics and particles ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ switch-reference-like discourse tracking ⓘ verb-final clauses ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ
hasOrganization	Lakota Language Consortium ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	lkt ⓘ
languageFamily	Siouan languages ⓘ surface form: Siouan language family
region	Prairie ecozone ⓘ surface form: Canadian Prairies Minnesota ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ
revitalizationStatus	subject of active revitalization efforts ⓘ supported by community language classes ⓘ supported by language immersion programs ⓘ supported by online learning resources ⓘ taught in some tribal schools ⓘ taught in some universities ⓘ
scriptStandardization	modern standardized orthography developed in late 20th century ⓘ
spokenBy	Sioux people ⓘ surface form: Lakota people
subfamily	Otoe ⓘ surface form: Missouri River Siouan
usedIn	ceremonies ⓘ contemporary media ⓘ oral histories ⓘ prayers ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sioux people → traditionalLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ

Siouan languages → majorLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ

Ho-Chunk language → relatedLanguage → Lakota language ⓘ

Sitting Bull → languageSpoken → Lakota language ⓘ