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New Lakota Dictionary (Incorporating the Dakota Dialects of Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee-Sisseton)
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Language Name
Lakota.
Alternate Language Names
Lakȟótiyapi, Lakhota, Teton, Teton Sioux.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, Canada; Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, and Iowa, United States.
Who
Jan Ullrich (Author).
Others Involved
Over 300 speakers, Elders, and consultants, as well as other collaborators, are cited in this dictionary.
Publishing Information
First edition published 2008. A second edition was printed in 2011 and a third edition in 2016. All editions have been published by Lakota Language Consortium.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the publication page and in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements section. Previous publications are cited in the Bibliography.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers who have worked with language collection initiatives from 1992 to the dictionary's first publication in 2008.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
It is also available as a desktop software under the title New Lakota Dictionary - Pro and a mobile app under the title New Lakota Dictionary App.
Access
This physical dictionary can be purchased for US$49.95 from the online LLC Bookstore. It is also accessible through libraries.
The desktop software can be also purchased from the online LLC Bookstore for US$29.95. The mobile app is free and open access on iTunes and the Google Play store.
Included Languages and Directionality
Lakota to English; English to Lakota.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised alphabetically by Lakota in the first section Lakȟótiyapi–English (Lakota–English). Entries include the Lakota headword, the part of speech, the English translation (or description where a one-to-one translation is not possible), variations in spelling, and cross references. Many entries also include an example phrase. Affix entries contain example words that use the head affix. Entries are organised alphabetically by English in the English–Lakȟótiyapi (English–Lakota) section. Entries include the English headword, the Lakota translation, and the part of speech. Entries with more than one Lakota translation are listed numerically and include an English definition/description for each word. Some entries also include variational spelling.
Between the two dictionary sections there is a detailed grammar that includes information about Lakota orthography and alphabet, phonology, verbs, nouns, pronouns, determiners, postpositions, conjunctions, "T-words" (i.e., words in Lakota that start with 'tu-' or 'to-'), enclitics, adverbs, interjections, sentence structure, changes in fast speech, and changes as the language modernizes.
Prior to the dictionary sections, there is an introduction to the Lakota language that includes a history of lexicography with Lakota.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | An annotated entry guide, list of abbreviations, guide to using the Lakota-English entries, and guide to cross-referencing on the inside of the cover and the cover flaps |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In many entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No dialect is specified |
Other Notes
This dictionary was previously available as a website. However, as of mid 2024, the website is out of service.
It is also available for purchase as a desktop software under the title New Lakota Dictionary - Pro (US$29.95) and a mobile app under the title New Lakota Dictionary App (free and open access from both iTunes and Google Play store).
External Links
Reference of the second edition on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/757479121
The third edition of this dictionary is available for purchase for US$49.95 from the publisher's website: https://www.llcbookstore.com/new-lakota-dictionary-3rd-edition/
The now out-of-service website, which redirects users to other versions of the dictionary: https://nldo.lakotadictionary.org/