Meanings
- pluralsingularSynonym of Lakota (people).
In Lakȟóta traditions, materials like metals and minerals each have unique essences and relationships to humans.
2023 October 11, Alexander Hackett, “Indigenous knowledges and AI come together in Suzanne Kite’s exhibition at Concordia’s FOFA Gallery”, in News - Concordia University1 more example
Native American voices and perspectives, speaking through art, all feature an immensely important creature in the lives of the Dakhóta, Nakhóta and Lakȟóta — the horse — in an exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, “Horse Nation of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ.”
2018 July 31, Alissa Antilla, “Native American voices honor the horse through art in Mia exhibition”, in Twin CitiesSynonyms: Lakota
- Synonym of Lakota (language).
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To turn out original lyrics, Kite fed Lakȟóta songs into GPT-2 (GPT-3's predecessor), which the platform's Western makeup was unable to decipher. There's a message to decode in the unintelligibility of the output. "I put Lakȟóta songs in there but you can't read them," she explained. "They come out as weird vocables that seem to be mocking the music."
2021 March 18, “Artificial intelligence is shaping the future of music — but at what cost?”, in CBC MusicSynonyms: Lakota
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Lakota (people).
proper nounSynonym of Lakota (language).
Origin
- LakotaLakȟóta
- EnglishLakȟóta
Unadapted borrowing from Lakota Lakȟóta.
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Lakȟóta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lak%C8%9F%C3%B3ta
“Lakȟóta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lak%C8%9F%C3%B3ta. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lakȟóta,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lak%C8%9F%C3%B3ta.
Source: Lakȟóta on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.