wíŋyaŋ
/wĩ́jã/
The Lakota word for woman is wíŋyaŋ.
wíŋyaŋ is a noun used to refer to an adult female person.
Meaning: adult female person (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/wĩ́jã/
Did you know?
- In Lakota society, the role of a wíŋyaŋ traditionally included the ownership and management of the home and the lodge, which the husband moved into upon marriage.
- In some traditional Lakota contexts, a person who performs the social and spiritual roles of a wíŋyaŋ may be recognized as such regardless of their biological sex.
- Because Lakota is highly polysynthetic, the word wíŋyaŋ might be expanded with many suffixes to describe a woman's specific character or state of being in a single complex word.
Example sentences for Lakota are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Rose and Curtis are talking about a visitor.
- RoseWíŋyaŋ wałŻ wałkhe.That woman is singing.
- CurtisHół, tȟuł wałkhe.Yes, she sings well.
- RoseWíŋyaŋ wałŻ tȟatȟáŋka.That woman is strong.
- CurtisWał, wíŋyaŋ wałŻ tȟatȟáŋka.Yes, that woman is strong.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “woman” translations and entries wíŋyaŋ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
