From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:57:26 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  he tuwe hwo/he?  (who is that?)     ANS:     he toska Joe e
yelo/ksto  (that's my nephew Joe)
 
            he too-we hwo? (male)                            he to-sh-ka
Joe e yelo
            he too-we he? (female)                           he t-sh-ka
Joe e ksto
 
2.  tuktel yati hwo/he?  (where do you live?)      waziahanhan ekta wati
yelo/ksto  (I live at Pine Ridge)
 
            took-tel ya-tee hwo?  (male)                    
            took-tel ya-tee he?  (female)
 
3.  taku yacin hwo/he?  (what do you want?)        wakalapi etan wacin
yelo/ye  (I want some coffee)
 
            ta-koo ya-cheen (nasal N)                       wakalapi
e-tan wa-cheen (nasal N)
 
4.  oiciya yo/ye  (help yourself)
 
            o-ee-ch'ee-ya (glottal stop)  when Craig brings rolls next
time, he will say "oiciya po" (po is more than 1 person)
 
anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute