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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:35:26 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  cannapopa wi    (month of February)  Moon then the trees pop due to
the cold.
 
            Chan-na-Po-pa  (guttural P)
 
Cannapopa:  popping tree
Wi:  moon
 
2.  ahankiya   (be ready)  Due to sudden weather changes always be ready
during the month of February and March.
 
            a-han-kee-ya
 
ahankiya:  be ready
 
anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute