Sioux language continuum
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The Sioux language continuum is a group of closely related Siouan languages and dialects spoken by the Sioux peoples of North America, including Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota varieties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sioux language continuum canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ language continuum ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Crow language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidatsa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dakota–Lakota–Nakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siouxan dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
SOV and SVO word order variation
ⓘ
active–stative alignment tendencies ⓘ polysynthetic verb structure ⓘ use of postpositions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Assiniboine language
ⓘ
Dakota language NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Dakota dialects ⓘ Lakota language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakota language NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoney language NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Dakota dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich system of verb morphology ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Eastern Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Siouan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subfamily | Mississippi Valley Siouan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
daily communication in some communities ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.