ISO 639-3 · dakdak
Hoka-Sioux family
Dakota
Dakhód'iapi
Dakota is a language of the Dakotan branch (Hoka-Sioux), spoken in Canada and United States. Wikidata counts about 3,100 speakers (2026). Wikidata describes it as “Native American language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
dak- Glottocode
dako1258- Family
- Hoka-Sioux
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Dakota · Dakhód'iapi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dakota language |
| All speakers | 3,100 (2026) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Hoka-Sioux to Dakota
The branches above Dakota, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Canada
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