From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:19:29 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  waziya:  santa (wa-zee-ya)
 
2.  wicasa ospula:  santa's helpers, elf (o-sh-poo-la)
 
3.  ogligle:  angel (o-glee-gle)
 
4.  tahca:  deer (ta-H-cha) (guttural T and H)
 
5.  canwoslohan:  sled (santa's sled) (chan-wo-slow-han) (nasal n)
 
6.  wospi pi:  gifts,gifts from tree (wo-sh-pee pee)
 
7.  wicahpi:  star  (wee-cha-H-pee) (guttural H) wicahpi represents new
life/beginning/honor (star quilts)
 
8.  wicasaksapa:  wisemen (wee-cha-sha k-sa-pa)
 
9.  tahca sunkala awanka wicasa:  shepherd (ta-H-cha shoon-ka-la
a-wan-ke (guttural H, nasal n)
 
10.  sunkonajin:  barn (sh-oonk-o-na-zhin) or (sh-oong-o-na-zhin)
 
some Christmas words in Lakota, lila anpetu waste yuha po (have a very
good day)
 
Bryan B. Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute