Dakota Translations
From their crude log cabin on the shores of Lake Calhoun, the brothers began to translate the Bible into the Dakota language, a task that took them, and the other missionaries to the Dakota, forty years to complete. There are more than two dozen of their translations in existence, most of which are available online. See table below.
Dakota
Translations
From their crude log cabin on the shores of Lake Calhoun, the brothers began to translate the Bible into the Dakota language, a task that took them, and the other missionaries to the Dakota, forty years to complete. There are more than two dozen of their translations in existence, most of which are available online. See table below.
| Year | Dakota Title | English Title | Publishing Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 | Wotanin Wate Markus Owa Kin | The Gospel According to Mark in the Dakota Language | Willamson, Thomas Smith, and Joseph Renville. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839. |
| 1839 | Dakotaoyawa wowapi Otokahe kin | The Dakota First Reading Book | Riggs, Stephen Return, and Gideon H. Pond. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839. |
| 1839 | Joseph Oyakapi Kin | The History of Joseph, in the Language of the Dakota | Pond, Samuel William, and Gideon H. Pond. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839. |
| 1839 | Otokahe Ekta Wakantanka Taku Owasin Kage Cin Qa Ix Genesis Eciyapi Qa, Odowan Wakan Qa Is Psam Eciyapi | Extracts from Genesis and the Pslams with the Third Chapter of Proverbs and the Third Chapter of Daniel in the Dakota Language | Willamson, Thomas Smith, and Joseph Renville. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839. |
| 1842 | Wicoicage Wowapi, Qa Odowan Wakan, Heberi Iapi Etanhan Kagapi, Pejihuta Wicaxta, Psincinca, Qa Tamakoce, Okagapi Kin Hena Eepi | The Book of Genesis and a Part of the Psalms in the Dakota Language | Williamson, Thomas Smith, Stephen Return Riggs, Joseph R. Renville, and Gideon H. Pond. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1842. |
| 1842 | Dakota Dowanpi Kin | Hymns in the Dakota or Sioux Language | Renville, Joseph, Stephen Return Riggs, Alfred L. Riggs, Gideon H. Pond, Samuel W. Pond, and Thomas S. Williamson. Boston, Massachusetts: Crocker and Brewster, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1842. |
| 1842 | Wowapi Inonpa. Wowapi Wakan Etanhan Taku Wanjikji Oyakapi Kin He Dee | The Second Dakota Reading Book | Pond, Samuel William. Boston, Massachusetts: Crocker & Brewster, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1842. |
| 1843 | Wootanin Waxte Luka Qa Jan: Owapi Qon Hena Eepi NOTE: This text is attached to Williamson’s Book of Genesis. Go to page 161. | The Gospels of Luke and John in the Dakota Language NOTE: This text is attached to Williamson’s Book of Genesis. Go to page 161. | Pond, Gideon H., and Joseph Renville, Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Barnard, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1843. [Attached to Williamson's translation of Genesis. See page 161.] |
| 1844 | Dakota Wiwangapi Wowapi | A Catechism in the Dakota or Sioux Language | Pond, Samuel William. New Haven, Connecticut: Hitchcock & Stafford, 1844. |
| 1850 | Dakota Tawoonspe, Wowapi I - II | Dakota Lessons, Book I and Book II | Riggs, Stephen Return. 2 vols. Louisville, Kentucky: Morton & Griswold, 1850. |
| 1852 | Dakota title not available | Grammar and Dictionary of the Dakota Language | Riggs, Stephen Return. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1852. |
| 1852 | Dakota title not available | An English and Dakota Vocabulary | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. New York, New York: R. Craighead, 1852. |
| 1852 | "Dakota Tawaxitku Kin" (.pdf download) | "The Dakota Friend Newspaper" (.pdf download) | Pond, Gideon H. 1850-1852. |
| 1864 | Woonspe Itakihna. Ehakeun Okaga | Precept Upon Precept | Renville, John Baptiste, Stephen Return Riggs, and Favell Lee Mortimer. Boston, Massachusetts: American Tract Society,1864. |
| 1868 | Dakota A B C Wowapi Kin | Dakota A B C Wowapi Kin | Riggs, Stephen Return. New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1868. |
| 1869 | Dakota Odowan | Hymns in the Dakota Language | Riggs, Stephen Return, and John Poage Williamson. New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1869. |
| 1871 | Psalm Wowapi | The Book of Psalms in the Dakota Language | Riggs, Stephen Return. New York, New York: American Bible Society, 1871. |
| 1871 | Dakota Wowapi Wakan Kin | The New Testament in the Dakota Language | Riggs, Stephen Return. New York, New York: American Bible Society, 1871. |
| 1872 | Woope Mowis Owa Kin Dakota Iapi En Pejuta Wicasta Kaga | The Law Written by Moses in the Dakota Language | Williamson, Thomas S. New York, New York: American Bible Society, 1872. |
| 1872 | Wicoicage, Hdinanpapi, Lewi Toope, Qa Wicayawapi | The First Four Books of Moses in the Dakota Language | Williamson, Thomas S. New York, New York: American Bible Society, 1872. |
| 1875 | Josuwa, Qa Wayacopi Kin, Qa Rute, Ohanyanpi Qon Oyakapi Wowapi Kin | The Books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, in the Dakota Language | Williamson, Thomas S. New York, New York: American Bible Society. |
| 1875 | Wayawa Tokaheya | Model First Reader | Riggs, Stephen Return. Chicago, Illinois: G. Sherwood & Co., 1875. |
| 1876 | Maka-Oyakapi | Guyot's Elementary Geography in the Dakota Language | Guyot, A., Stephen Return Riggs, and Alfred Longley Riggs. . New York, New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1876. |
| 1877 | He Tuwe He | Hymn | Riggs, Stephen Return. Chicago, Illinois: Republican Print, 1877. |
| 1882 | Dakota Wiwicawangapi Kin | Dakota Catechism | Riggs, Stephen R. New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1882. |
| 1887 | Dakota Wowapi Wakan | The Holy Bible in the Language of the Dakota | Williamson, Thomas S., and Stephen Return Riggs. New York, New York: American Bible Society, 1887. |
| 1892 | Cante Teca | The Pilgrim's Progress | Bunyan, John, and Stephen Return Riggs. New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1892. |
| 1893 | Dakota title not available | Dakota Grammar, Texts, and Ethnography | Riggs, Stephen Return, and James Owen Dorsey. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1893. |
| 1902 | Wasicun Ka Dakota Ieska Wowapi | An English-Dakota Dictionary | Williamson, John Poage. New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1902. |
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