Dakota Prairie Terms and Pronunciations
Click on the terms below to hear how to pronounce them in the Dakota language.
The Dakota are a Plains Indian nation who live mainly in the Upper Midwest states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. The Dakota heavily depended on the bison (Bison bison) for their livelihood. Virtually every part of the bison was used in some way for the benefit of the tribe. Not only did Plains Indians find uses for animals on the prairie, the grasses and other plants provided them many resources. Several plants are used today for their healing or nutritious properties first discovered by American Indians. Unfortunately, Dakota language is spoken less often because fewer young tribe members are able to speak their native language.
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earth - maka |
loon - bdoza |
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