From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:01:46 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  tokiya la hwo/he?  (where are you going?)
 
tokiya:  where
la:  you going  ( gender endings hwo/he used when asking a question.)
 
2.  ihe oju owayawa ekta mni kte lo/ksto  (I am going to Rockyford
School)
 
            ee-He (guttural H)  o-zhoo
 
ihe:  rock
oju:  plant
owayawa:  school
ekta:  there
mni:  I am  going  (can also be used to mean (water)  mni wacin yelo (I
want some water)
kte:  will
 
3.  tohanl yaku kta hwo/he?  (when are you coming back?)
 
tohanl:  when
yaku:  you come
kta:  when/coming (intention)
 
4.  mazaskanskan yamni wahehanl wagli kte lo/ksto  (I will be back about
3:00)
 
            ma-za-shkan-shkan
 
mazaskanskan:  clock/time
yamni:  three
wahehanl:  about
wagli:  I come/came
kte:  will
 
anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute