lakota

«lakota» in Mova's school dictionary: A Native American people of the Great Plains, part of the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (Lakota, a Lakota); adjective (Lakota)

meaning for a pupil

1) A Native American people of the Great Plains, part of the Sioux nation, living mostly in North and South Dakota. tree →

2) The language of the Lakota people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons the Lakota are famous for leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, for buffalo hunting on the plains and for the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876). Their sacred Black Hills were taken by the USA. Many Lakota people today work to keep their language alive.

examples

• The Lakota lived on the Great Plains and hunted buffalo. tree →
• Sitting Bull was a Lakota leader. tree →
• The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota people. tree →
• Some schools teach the Lakota language. tree →
• Lakota children learn the stories of their elders. tree →

note

Capital L. Plural: Lakota or Lakotas. Related to Dakota and Nakota.

Trees and pragmatics

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