Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lakȟótiyapi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lakhotiyapi
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Lakota (language)

Example Sentences

"There are two dialects (or varieties) of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ language spoken on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The Thítȟuŋwaŋ in the area speak Lakȟótiyapi or Northern Lakota, whereas the Iȟáŋktȟuŋwaŋna speak Dakȟótiyapi or Western Dakota."
"Zitkala-Ša was born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota on February 22, 1876. Her name, Zitkala-Ša, is Lakota/Lakȟótiyapi for "Red Bird." When she was eight years old, Quaker missionaries took her and several other children to attend White's Indiana Manual Labor Institute, where she was given the name Gertrude Simmons."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Lakota Lakȟótiyapi.

Synonyms

Lakota

Questions

What does lakȟótiyapi mean?: Synonym of Lakota (language)
Where does lakȟótiyapi come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Lakota Lakȟótiyapi.

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