Lakota

 
Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊtə/

noun (plural or Lakotas)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of western South Dakota (also called Teton Sioux).
  • 2 [mass noun] the Siouan language of the Lakota, with about 6,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Lakota or their language.

Origin:

the name in Lakota, related to the word Dakota1