From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:51:10 -0700

Mitakuyepi   (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.   mni luzahan ekta oskate yelo/ye  (there is a fair and rodeo in
Rapid City)
 
            loo-za-han   o-sh-ka-te
 
mni luzahan:  Rapid City
ekta:  there
oskate:  play-ground/fair and rodeo
yelo/ye:  male and female gender ending
 
2.   Wakta omani po/pe canksa kin canku ogna unpi kte lo/ksto  (travel
with care because the cops/patrolman will on the roads)
 
            o-ma-nee      chan-k-sa     chan-koo
 
wakta:  watch out
omani:  travel
canksa:  patrol/cops
canku ogna unpi:  on the road
kte:  will
lo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
3.  toksa ake iyuha wauniyaka pi kte lo (male) toksa ake iyuha wauniyaka
pi kte (female)  we will see you all later
 
            
toksa ake:  see you later
iyuha:  all
wauniyaka:  see you
pi:  plural/more than one
kte:  will
 
anpetu waste yuha po  (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute