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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:31:22 -0700
Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
1. lila osni ca tanyan omani po/pe( it is very cold so travel with
care) ca: (cha) omani: (o-ma-ni)
lila: very
osni: cold
ca: so
tanyan: care/careful
omani: travel po/pe: male and female gender ending
2. canku kin ungna sluslutin kte lo/ksto (the roads might be slippery)
canku: (can-ku) ungna: (ung-na) sluslutin: (slu-slu-tin) nasal N.
canku: road
kin: the
ungna: perhaps/might
sluslutin: slippery
kte: will (be) lo/ksto: male and female gender ending
3. asnikiya po/pe (get some rest) asnikiya: (as-ni-ki-ya)
asnikiya: rest
anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute