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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:44:38 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  Htalehan anpetu ata si tapa wanblake yelo/ksto. (I watched football
all day yesterday).
 
Htalehan: yesterday
Anpetu: day
Ata: all
Si tapa: football
 
2.  Okatin kta ske yelo/ksto (They say its going to be hot).
 
Okatin: going to be hot
Kta ske ; they say
 
3.  Htayetu kin talo ceyunpapi wate kte yelo/ksto. (This evening, I am
going to eat fried meat).
 
Htayetu: evening
Talo: meat
Ceyunpapi: fried
Wate: I will eat 
Yelo/Ksto: male and female gender ending
Kte: future ending, e.g. eat this evening.
 
Anpetu waste yoha po
 
Bryan Charging Clod
Director, Lakota Language Institute