How to Say “Sit” in Lakota
The English verb ‘sit’ is translated into Lakota as yaŋkÁ.
About Lakota
Lakota, Lakȟótiyapi, is the language of the Lakota people, one of the three main divisions of the Sioux. It is spoken mainly on reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota, such as Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Standing Rock. UNESCO classes it as critically endangered, and schools and immersion programs are working to bring new speakers into the language.
Lakota has words that depend on who is speaking. Men and women use different endings for some sentences, and the greeting "hello" is háu when a man says it and háŋ when a woman says it. Lakota has been written in several spelling systems, so the same word can look different from one source to another.
| Family | Siouan |
|---|---|
| Where spoken | United States (South Dakota, North Dakota), Canada |
| Status | critically endangered (UNESCO) |
| Script | Latin alphabet |
| Code | lkt (ISO 639-3) |
Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
How to Say “How Are You?” in Lakota
The English phrase “how are you?” is translated into Lakota as tȟokȟá šni yaún he?
How to Say “White” in Lakota
The Lakota word for the color white is ska. ska is used to denote the color white as a noun.
How to Say “See You Later” in Lakota
To say “see you later” in Lakota, use tókša akhé. tókša akhé is a common way to say goodbye when you expect to see a person again at a later time.
How to Say “Nephew” in Lakota
The Lakota word for nephew is tožą́. The term tožą́ is used to refer to a nephew, whether he is the son of a brother or the son of a sister.
How to Say “Sunflower” in Lakota
The Lakota word for sunflower is waȟčázi. waȟčázi is a noun used to refer to the sunflower.
How to Say “Mountain” in Lakota
The Lakota word for mountain is paha. paha is a noun used to refer to a large mass of earth and rock.
How to Say “Deer” in Lakota
The Lakota word for deer is tȟáȟca. The word tȟáȟca refers to an animal of the family Cervidae.
How to Say “Grandpa” in Lakota
tȟuŋkásila is the Lakota word for grandpa. This noun is used to refer to a grandfather. It carries an informal tone.