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Oglala language

Oglala language

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A Native American language spoken by the Oglala people of the Lakota Sioux
  • noun
translation icon : idioma Oglala
  • Many community programs work to preserve the Oglala language among younger generations.

Examples

  • He studied the Oglala language to better understand Lakota traditions and stories.

  • Many children are learning the Oglala language today.

  • The Oglala language is an important part of the tribe's cultural heritage.

  • The Oglala language is rich in history.

  • He studied the Oglala language to better understand Lakota traditions and stories.

  • Many community programs work to preserve the Oglala language among younger generations.

  • The Oglala language is an important part of the tribe's cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Oglala
vsOglala language
9.9

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

uses the fuller subgroup name including Sioux
Ogalala
vsOglala language
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A Lakota language that Ogalala people speak in South Dakota

names that language with the more specific tribal label Sioux
Ogalala language
vsOglala language
9.9

A Native American language the Oglala Lakota people speak

is the modern spelling form used in most sources

Surface Forms

Oglala language singular
Oglala languages plural

Morphology

Oglala + language

This is a straightforward compositional structure: a proper name + "language" denotes the language spoken by that group, so knowing "Oglala" and "language" lets a learner infer the meaning. The pattern "X language" is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun modification, making it immediately transparent to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

Oglala language takes its name from the Oglala people and the word language, which means 'the way people speak', so it simply names the speech of that Lakota Sioux group and the traditions carried in their words.