English to Dakotah Dictionary

Alternate Language Names

Dakhota, Dakhótiyapi, Dakȟótiyapi, Dakotah.

Region

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Montana, United States; Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada.

Who

Eric L. DuMarce (Compiler and Project Manager).

Others Involved

Tammy DeCoteau (Editor); Jodi Eastman (Photographer); Elders of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (Contributors); Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate members (Funding).

We are unable to access information about others who may have been involved in the creation of this dictionary.

Those involved with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute: Everett BlackThunder (Director); Janet Brown (Office Manager); Amanda Quinn, Leslie Neconish (Graphic Design); Kendra Hofland (Document/Recording Specialist); Spencer Wanna, Solomon “Harvey” Quinn, Gerald Thompson, Sr., Vine T. Marks, Sr., Beatrice Biddell, Patricia Gill-Eagle (Elders).

Publishing Information

Published 2015 by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute.

How People are Cited

We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and contributors, are cited. Information for this post was gathered from the WorldCat reference and the publisher’s website.

How Information is Cited

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how or where source materials are cited. Elders are cited, though not by name, in the description of the dictionary on the publisher’s website. A list of Elders is given on the publisher’s website in their staff list. It is unclear whether these Elders worked specifically on this resource.

Where is Information Coming from

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where the information is coming from or what sources were used. Based on the description on the publisher’s website and the WorldCat reference, it seems information predominantly comes from speakers and Elders.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book. This dictionary was used to create the Dakota Online Dictionary – Beta hosted by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute.

Access

This dictionary is accessible at select libraries. It is also available to purchase from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute’s website for $20 USD. The online dictionary this dictionary helped create is open access on a website affiliated with the publisher.

Included Languages and Directionality

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the included languages and directionality. However, based on the title and the description on the publisher’s website, it appears that this dictionary is English to Dakota.

Dialects Included

Information in this dictionary comes from Lake Traverse Reservation (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) and includes information from the eastern dialect of Dakota (i.e., Santee-Sisseton/Dakhóta).

Type of Dictionary

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine what type of dictionary it is. However, based on the title and the description on the publisher’s website, this appears to be a bilingual, mono-directional dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised. According to the WorldCat reference, after the dictionary section there are lists of phrases.

Other Features

Other Notes

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute focuses on creating language learning materials for their community. These materials include dictionaries/word lists, children’s books, flash cards, and posters. These can be found on their website in the Mazopiya (Shop) sections.

The information from this dictionary, along with John P. Williamson’s An English-Dakota Dictionary (1902), contributed to the Dakota Online Dictionary – Beta, which the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakotah Language Institute hosts.