Alternate Names: Lakhota, Lakotiyapi, Teton
Dialects: Brulé.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,000 in United States (1997 R. Pustet), decreasing. 25,000 L1 speakers of all Sioux dialects in a total population of 103,000 (Golla 2007). Population total all countries: 6,190. Ethnic population: 20,000 (1997 R. Pustet). 103,255 ethnic Sioux in the United States (1990 census).
Language Use: Teaching programs at every level, preschool through university. Substantial Lakota language program developed at Sinte Gleska College on the Rosebud Reservation. Courses offered in several American colleges and universities (Golla 2007). Also use English [eng].
Language Development: New media. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2006.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States