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Dakotan

Dakotan

9.6
A person who belongs to the Dakota people
  • proper noun
  • /dəˈkoʊtən/
: dakota
  • The Dakotan language is a key part of the community's identity and history.

Examples

  • Many Dakotans celebrate their cultural heritage through traditional dances and festivals.

  • As a proud Dakotan, she often shares stories about her ancestors and their way of life.

  • The assertion is that, because the Constitution does not count popular votes nationally, the Dakotans count more than the Floridians.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The votes of those few hundred thousand Dakotans are supposed to count a lot more per electoral college vote than the votes of those millions of Floridians.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The seemingly factual statement that the Dakotans' votes count more than Floridians' reveals itself as classic question begging.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

Sioux
vsDakotan
27 7.1

A Native American people from the plains of North America with shared language and culture

identifies the northern Mississippi valley subgroup rather than the broader regional peoples
Dakota
vsDakotan
1 7.8

A person who belongs to a Native American people from the northern plains, often called the Sioux

also applies to culture or language, not just to a person

Surface Forms

Dakotan main

Morphology

Dakotan = Dakota (transparent) = Dakota + an

The noun meaning 'a member of the Dakota people' is a regular agent/demonym formation from 'Dakota' + '-an'.

Etymology

Dakotan comes from Dakota, the name of a Native American group that means 'friend' or 'ally'. So a Dakotan is a person who belongs to the Dakota people and shares their culture and language.