Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakhóta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nakho-ta
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Nakoda.

Example Sentences

"Native American voices and perspectives, speaking through art, all feature an immensely important creature in the lives of the Dakhóta, Nakhóta and Lakȟóta — the horse — in an exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, “Horse Nation of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ.”"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).

Questions

What does nakhóta mean?: Alternative form of Nakoda.
Where does nakhóta come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).

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