From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:46:44 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  Ehanni Lakota kin cekiciya unpi keya pelo. (it is said that long
time ago we address each other as relatives) Lakota way
 
     Ehanni Lakota kin cekiciya unpi keya pe. (female gender ending)
 
ehanni: past time/long time ago
cekiciya:  address each other as relatives. Example: Maske, mas kee,
female to female very good friends, trust/honor
unpi:  way of life
keya: it is said/to say that
pelo/pe:  male and female gender ending
 
2. Htayetu kin tapa skatapi wawang mni kte lo. ( I am going to watch a
basketball game this evening)
 
    Htayetu kin tapa skatapi wawang mni kte. (female gender ending)
 
Htayetu: this evening/evening
Kin: the
Tapa: ball/basketball
Skata: play
Pi: more than one
Wawang: watch
Mni: I am going
 
Anpetu waste yuha po
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute