From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:50:16 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
This month is "Wi'otehika Wi"  (January)  Moon of Hard Times
 
Common Command Words
 
1.  inila:  be quiet  (ee-nee-la)
 
2.  anagoptan yo/ye:  listen (to me)  (a(h)-na-go-ptan)  guttural G
 
3.  igluwinyeya yo/ye:  get ready  (ee-gloo-ween-ye-ya)  nasal N
 
4.  inahni yo/ye:  hurry  (ee-nah-nee)  guttural H
 
5.  yo/ye:  male and female gender endings
 
anpetu waste yuha po  (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute