Main Entry:

Da·ko·ta

Pronunciation:

\də-ˈkō-tə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Dakotas also Dakota

Etymology:

Dakota (Yankton-Yánktonai and Santee dialects) dak^hóta, perhaps literally, friendly, allied

Date:

1804

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the northern Mississippi River valley 2 : the Siouan language of the Dakota people