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In 1827, John Marsh and his wife, Marguerite (who was half Sioux), wrote the first dictionary of the Sioux language. They also wrote a "Grammar of the Sioux Language." [9] [10] Life for the Dakota changed significantly in the nineteenth century as the early years brought increased contact with European settlers, particularly Christian ...
Lakota (Lakȟótiyapi [laˈkˣɔtɪjapɪ]), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. Lakota is mutually intelligible with the two dialects of the Dakota language , especially Western Dakota , and is one of the three major varieties of the Sioux language .
The authors of textbooks or similar publications often create revised versions of the IPA chart to express their own preferences or needs. The image displays one such version. All pulmonic consonants are moved to the consonant chart. Only the black symbols are on the official IPA chart; additional symbols are in grey.
Siouan languages can be grouped into Western Siouan languages and Catawban.. The Western Siouan languages are typically subdivided into Missouri River languages (such as Crow and Hidatsa), Mandan, Mississippi River languages (such as Dakota, Chiwere-Winnebago, and Dhegihan languages), and Ohio Valley Siouan languages (Ofo, Biloxi, and Tutelo).
This can be seen on Alberta's Stoney official Internet sites, for example, in the self-designation of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation, [10] or in the claim of the Nakoda people to their Sioux ancestry and the value of their native language: "As descendants of the great Sioux nations, the Stoney tribal members of today prefer to conduct ...
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.
Osage (/ oʊ ˈ s eɪ dʒ, ˈ oʊ s eɪ dʒ /; [1] Osage: 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒻𐒷 Wažáže ie) is a Siouan language that is spoken by the Osage people of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
The Iroquoian languages are a language family of indigenous peoples of North America.They are known for their general lack of labial consonants.The Iroquoian languages are polysynthetic and head-marking.