Western Dakota
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Western Dakota refers to the western dialect group of the Dakota people, a subgroup of the Sioux Nation with its own linguistic and cultural distinctions.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dakota dialect
ⓘ
Siouan language variety ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Western Dakota dialect group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western dialect of Dakota ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
distinct ceremonial practices
ⓘ
distinct cultural practices within Dakota people ⓘ distinct oral traditions ⓘ |
| hasEthnicAssociation |
Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sioux Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus |
endangered language variety
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| hasLanguageType | indigenous language variety of North America ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
distinct morphology from Eastern Dakota
ⓘ
distinct phonology from Eastern Dakota ⓘ distinct vocabulary from Eastern Dakota ⓘ |
| hasRelation |
closely related to Eastern Dakota
ⓘ
related to Lakota within the Sioux language continuum ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticRole |
marker of Western Dakota identity
ⓘ
vehicle for transmission of Dakota cultural knowledge ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (for modern documentation and teaching) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Mississippi Valley Siouan (Dakotan branch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dakota language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siouan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
North America
ⓘ
traditional Dakota homelands in the northern Plains ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Western Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the Sioux Nation ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sioux Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
community education and language revitalization programs
ⓘ
cultural ceremonies of Dakota people ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
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