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Oceti Šakowiŋ
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Oceti Sakowin Oc̣eṭi Ṡakowiŋ Oc̣eṭi Ṡakowiƞ Oc̀eṫi S̀ak̄owiƞ
Dakota
Alternative forms
dak Očhéthi Šakówiŋ
Etymology
See dak oceti and dak šakowiŋ seven. Compare with lkt Očhéthi Šakówiŋ.
Pronunciation
dak /otʃeti ʃakowĩ/<ref:https://web.archive.org/web/20170606075119/http://www.beginningdakota.org/audio/1_1.mp3>
Proper noun
dak proper noun
the Great Sioux Nation or Seven Council Fires, a confederacy of seven Sioux-speaking peoples in existence at the time of American and Canadian expansion onto the Great Plains of North America
the territory governed by this council
the modern-day governing bodies descended from the historic council
a proposed modern-day nation state based on the historic confederacy
Descendants
en Oceti Sakowin 1
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