Language

Dakota

Dakota is a language in the Siouan family spoken in United States and Canada.

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Scripture in Dakota

A complete Bible is reported in Dakota.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Dakota is spoken

  • United States
  • Canada

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About Dakota

Language family
Siouan
ISO 639-3 code
dak
Glottocode
dako1258
Also known as
Dakota: Nakota

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Dakota as a whole.

  • NakotaNo known Scripture
  • Santee-SissetonNo known Scripture
  • Yankton-YanktonaiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.