D-N-L Classification System
editThe Assiniboine language(Nakota), the Dakota language and the Lakota language are usually classified into a group with D-N-L subgroup classification. As suggested by the name of the classification system, the variation in pronunciations of certain words follows the d-n-l rule. A typical example is given below:[1]
| English meaning | greasy |
| Santee-Sisseton | sda |
| Yankton-Yanktonai | sda |
| Teton | sla |
| Assiniboine | sna |
| Stoney | sna |
Santee-Sisseton and Yankton-Yanktonai are languages that belong to the Dakotan group and Teton is a language in the Lakotan group. The table above illustrates a typical variation amongst these three languages. Just as the name of these three tribes suggest, the Dakota language, the Lakota language and the Nakota (Assiniboine) language have respective inclinations towards "d", "l", and "n" in some substitutable consonants.
Arguments against the Classification System
editSome scholars argue that the d-n-l classification system may not be totally accurate due to the non-rigidness of the substitution form.[2] Siouan Indians live on an expansive continuum such that the distinction between different languages does not manifest in a rigid, clear-cutting criterion. Historically, linguists have debated on Yankton-Yanktonai languages and their proper positions into the D-N-L classification system, but the coexistence of "d" and "n" phonemes made such classification doubtful.
Vocabulary/lexis
editNumbers through 1 to 10
edit| wąži | one |
| nųba | two |
| yamni | three |
| tópa | four |
| záptą | five |
| šákpe | six |
| iyušna | seven |
| šaknoğą | eight |
| napcuwąga | nine |
| wikcémna | ten |
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- ^ Parks, Douglas R.; DeMallie, Raymond J. (1992). "Sioux, Assiniboine, and Stoney Dialects: A Classification". Anthropological Linguistics. 34 (1/4): 233–255. doi:10.2307/30028376.
- ^ Parks, Douglas R.; DeMallie, Raymond J. (1992). "Sioux, Assiniboine, and Stoney Dialects: A Classification". Anthropological Linguistics. 34 (1/4): 233–255. doi:10.2307/30028376.