From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:23:31 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  toniktu ka hwo?  (male)  toniktu ka he?  (female)   (how are you?)
 
            to-neek-too-ka
 
toniktu ka:  how are you?
 
2.  waste yelo  (male)  waste ksto  (female)    (I am good)
 
            wash-te
 
waste:  good
 
3.  oyakahniga hwo?  (male)  oykahniga he?  (female)    (do you
understand?)
 
            o-ya-kaH-ni-Ga  (guttural H and G)
 
oyakahniga:  do you understand?
 
Anpetu waste yuha po  (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute