Nakota

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Nakota

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alternative, plural, plural only Alternative spelling of Nakoda, used for Assiniboine and Stoney. Are they two languages or one, Dakota and Lakota? And what about the more distant cousin tongue, Nakota? And how many people speak these languages?
plural, plural only Synonym of Dakota, in particular central Dakota dialects spoken by the Yankton and Yanktonai. Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill into law, to go into effect July 1, that recognizes the language of the O'ceti Sakowin, which is comprised of the dialects of Lakota, Dakota and Nakota, as the official indigenous language of South Dakota. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate and in a 59-6 vote in
Similar: Dakota, in particular central Dakota dialects spoken by the Yankton and Yanktonai

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@misc{nakota_2026,
  title = {Nakota},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nakota},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}