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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:38:47 -0700

Mitakuyepi: (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  Igluonihan Po/Ye (to honor one's self)
 
igluonihan: to honor one's self
 
po/ye: male and female gender ending
 
2.  Ni tuwe hwo?/he? (who are you?)
 
ni: you
 
tuwe: who
 
hwo/he: male and female gender ending
 
3.  Ni tuwe yelo/ye (you are somebody)
 
ni: you
 
tuwe: who
 
yelo/ye:  male and female gender ending
 
anpetu waste yuha po ( have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute