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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:22:24 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Todays word is yukan.  (le anpetu wicoiye kin han yukan eya pelo.)
 
1.	yukan:  to be.  Osni yukan lila iyomakpi yelo/ye.  (I am very
happy because its cold).

 
2.	yukan:  make room.  Yukan yo/ye wanna imokin kte lo/ksto.  (Make
room, I am going to bed now).
 
3.	yukan:  is there any?  Wakalapi yukan hwo/he?  (Is there any
coffee?)
 
4.	yukan:  to shake off.  Kanta kin le na yukan yo/ye.  (Shake
these plums off).
 
Anpetu waste yoha po. (Have a good day).
 
 
Bryan Charging Cloud 
Director, Lakota Language Institute