From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:55:43 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  hinhanni kin wowasi ni kta hwo/he? (are you going to work tomorrow?)
ANS; hiya, hinhanni kin wowasi mni kte sni yelo/ksto (no, I am not going
to work tomorrow)  wowasi: wo-wa-shee
 
hinhanni:  morning/tomorrow
kin:  the
wowasi:  work
ni kta:  you going?
Hiya:  no
Mni kte sni:  I am not going      yelo/ksto:  male and female gender
endings
 
2.  takuwe?  (why?)  ANS:  incin, kitanla macuje yelo/ksto  (because, I
am a little sick/I don't feel too well)
            takuwe:  ta-koo-we         incin:  een-cheen (nasal N)
kitanla:  kee-tan-la (nasal N) makuje: ma-koo-she
 
takuwe:  why
icin:  because
kitanla:  a little
macuje:  I am sick
 
3.  ca, lolihan gle yo/ye  (so, have dinner ready)  ANS:  ohan:
(yes/ok)
ca:  cha lol-ee-han (guttural H, nasal N)  ohan:  o-han (nasal N)
 
lolihan:  cook
gle:  ready/set
ohan:  yes/ok         yo/ye:  male and female gender endings
 
anpetu waste yuha po  (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute