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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:57:20 -0700
Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
1. ake u wo/we (come again)
ake: again
u: come
wo/we: male and female gender ending
2. loyacin hwo/he (are you hungry?) pronounce: lo yachin
loyacin: are you hungry?
Hwo/he: male and female gender ending
3. kokipe sni yo/ye (don't be afraid) pronounce: ko kee pe ko:
guttural K pe: guttural P
kokipe: afraid
sni: not/don't
anpetu waste yuha po
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute