SIOUX
Lakota is the largest of the three
Sioux languages. It is normally taught as a separate language than the others in the Siouan family, however it is mutually understandable with the other languages, and is considered to be one of the three main varieties of the
Sioux language.
The Lakota language currently represents the one of the largest Native American languages left in the United States. There are about 8,000 to 9,000 in the northern plains, mainly in North and South Dakota, who speak the Lakota language, with others located in southern Canada. Lakota was first put into written form around the year 1840 by missionaries. It has, over the years, evolved a bit to reflect the modern needs of its speakers.
The Sioux languages of Lakota and Dakota are so similar that linguists consider them dialects of the same language, much like the minor differences between the British and American English languages. Dakota and Lakota Indians can understand each other much as the British and Americans can. They have a few differences in pronunciation, but basically revolve around the same language.