Editing Sioux language (section)

===Morphology===
Dakota is an agglutinating language. It features suffixes, prefixes, and infixes. Each affix has a specific rule in Dakota. For example, the suffix –pi is added to the verb to mark the plurality of an animate subject.<ref name="Shaw1980">{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=P.A. |title=Theoretical issues in Dakota phonology and morphology |date=1980 |publisher=Garland Publishing, Inc. |location=New York |page=10}}</ref> "With respect to number agreement for objects, only animate objects are marked, and these by the verbal prefix wicha-."{{Sfn|Shaw|1980|p=11}} Also, there is no gender agreement in Dakota.

Example of the use of ''–pi'':{{Sfn|Shaw|1980|p=12}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|ma-khata
|I-hot
|"I am hot"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|khata-pi
|{{no gloss|0}}-hot-PL
|"they are hot"}}

Example of the use of ''wicha-''

{{interlinear|indent=3
|wa-kte
|{{no gloss|0}}-I-kill
|"I kill him"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|wicha-wa-kte
|them-I-kill
|"I kill them"}}

Infixes are rare in Dakota, but do exist when a statement features predicates requiring two "patients".

Example of infixing:

{{interlinear|indent=3
|iye-checa → iye-ni-ma-checa
|{to resemble} {} {I resemble you}
|"you resemble me"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|iskola → i-ni-ma-skola
|{be as small as} {} {I am as small as you}
|"you are as small as I"}}