From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:44:28 -0700

Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  htayetu kin Mahpiya Luta na Taopi Cik'ala Owayawa kin tap skata
akiciyapi kte lo/ksto.
            
            (Red Cloud and Little Wound School will be playing
basketball this evening)
            H-ta-ye-too(guttural H) ma-H-pee-ya(guttural H)
Ta-opi(guttural T) cheek'-ala, ta-(b) sh-ka-ta-pee
 
Htayetu:  evening
Kin:  the
Mahpiya:  cloud
Luta:  red  (luta used with names/places) (sa with colors)
Na:  and
Taopi Cikala:  little wound
Owayawa:  school
Tapskata:  play ball (basketball)
Akiciyapi:  game
Kte:  will   lo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
2.  kapopapi na aguyapi skuyela wiyopeyapi kta nacece yelo/ksto (maybe
they will sell pop and cookies)
 
            ka-Po-pa-pee(guttural P) a-Goo-ya-pee(guttural G) na-che-che
 
kapopapi:  pop/soda
na: and
aguyapi skuyela:  cookies/cake/doughnuts
wiyopeyapi:  sell
kta:  will 
nacece:  perhaps/maybe       yelo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
3.  oyate kin maka owanca wawang upi kte lo/ksto (people (fans) will
come from all over (rez) to watch)
 
            o-waN-cha(nasal N) ma-Ka(guttural K) upi:  oo-pee
 
oyate:  people
kin:  the
maka owanca:  from all over
wawang:  to see
upi:  come
kte:  will        lo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
Question from last week:  how many guttural sounds in Lakota Language?
Answer:  guttural letters G,H,K,P and T.
 
Anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute