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Oglala

Oglala

3 9.5
A Native American person from a Lakota group who lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota
  • noun
  • /oʊˈɡlɑːlə/
: Oglala
  • The Oglala people have a rich culture that is deeply connected to the land in the Black Hills.

Examples

  • As a proud member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, she shares stories of her heritage.

  • I'm an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, meaning I am a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation.

  • And there are seven of us myself, I'm in Oglala Lakota.

  • During the festival, many Oglala tribespeople gathered to celebrate their traditions and history.

Synonyms

Sioux
vsOglala
27 7.1

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

is one distinct subgroup living mainly in the Black Hills
Lakota
vsOglala
12 8.8

A person from the Western Sioux people who lived on the North American plains

is a particular subgroup from the Black Hills area
Teton Sioux
vsOglala
1 9.4

A person from the western Sioux group of Native American people who live on the plains

is a specific subgroup traditionally from the Black Hills
Ogalala
vsOglala
1 9.9

A person from a Lakota tribe in the Black Hills of South Dakota

is the modern spelling for that same group

Compounds

Oglala language
9.9

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

Surface Forms

Oglala singular
Oglalas plural

Etymology

Oglala comes from the Lakota word Oglála, which means 'they scatter their own'. So an Oglala is a person who belongs to that Native American people and the name identifies their group.