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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:20:43 -0700
Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
Ikopesni Lakota iya po/pe (speak Lakota without fear)
Ikopesni: don't be afraid/no fear
Iya: talk/speak
Po: male gender ending
Pe: female gender ending
Lakota iyapi kin ahokipa po/pe.(respect the Lakota language)
Iyapi: talk/speak
Kin: the
Ahokipa: respect/honor
Lakota iyapi kin gluonihan po/pe.
Gluonihan: honor
Anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute