Etymograph

English

heyoka

Heyoka comes from Lakota heyókȟa.

  1. Lakotamodernheyókȟa
  2. Englishtodayheyoka

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Lakotamodernheyókȟa
  2. Englishtodayheyoka

Today it means

noun A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Lakota heyókȟa / heyoka