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Ogalala

Ogalala

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A Lakota language that Ogalala people speak in South Dakota
  • noun
translation icon : idioma Ogalala
  • The Ogalala language preserves many cultural stories and traditions unique to the Oglala tribe.

Examples

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Ogalala due to the decline in use among the younger generation.

  • Linguists have documented Ogalala as part of their efforts to revitalize endangered indigenous languages.

  • The Ogalala language is rich in history.

  • Do you speak Ogalala?

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Ogalala due to the decline in use among the younger generation.

  • Linguists have documented Ogalala as part of their efforts to revitalize endangered indigenous languages.

  • The Ogalala language preserves many cultural stories and traditions unique to the Oglala tribe.

Synonyms

Oglala
vsOgalala
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The language of a Lakota group spoken on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota

is the alternate spelling referring to the same language
Ogalala language
vsOgalala
9.9

A Native American language the Oglala Lakota people speak

refers to the same Lakota subgroup without the broader ethnic label
Oglala language
vsOgalala
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Oglala people of the Lakota Sioux

labels the language by Lakota subgroup rather than naming Sioux

Compounds

Ogalala language
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A Native American language the Oglala Lakota people speak

Surface Forms

Ogalala singular
Ogalalas plural

Etymology

Ogalala for the language simply takes the name of the people, from Lakota Oglála, often said to mean 'they scatter', so the word means the 'speech' or language of that group.